xiular
Catalan
Alternative forms
- siular (dialectal)
Etymology
From alteration of Old Catalan siular, from Lua error in Module:etymology at line 170: Old Occitan (pro) is not set as an ancestor of Catalan (ca) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Catalan is Old Catalan (roa-oca)., from Latin sībilāre, present active infinitive of sībilō. Cognate with Occitan fiular, siular, siblar, French siffler, Spanish silbar, chiflar.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
xiular (first-person singular present xiulo, first-person singular preterite xiulí, past participle xiulat)
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