sibilant

Meaninghissing

Common meaning: hissing

sibilto hiss, whistleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1690 · scan
antadjective ending: being

Journey through time

Latinsībilō, -āre‘to hiss, whistle’
Englishsibilant‘hissing’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin sībilō ‘to hiss, whistle’.

Roots

sībilō, -āre Latin “to hiss, whistle”

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