siffler
French
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to whistle
- (transitive) to whistle for, to blow on a whistle for
- (transitive) to boo by whistling (to show one's disapproval at something)
- (intransitive) to hiss
- (transitive) to knock back (a drink), to down
Etymology
Inherited from Old French sifler inherited from Latin *sīfilāre, sībilāre.
Origin
Latin
sībilāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- siffle English
- *sīfilāre Latin
- *sūbilāre Latin
- *sūfilāre Latin
- sibilāre Latin
- sībilāre Latin
- sīfilāre Latin
- sibilare Italian
- sobillamento Italian
- sobillare Italian
- sobillazione Italian
- zufolamento Italian
- zufolare Italian
- zufolatore Italian
- zufolatrice Italian
- eux French
- sifflable French
- sifflement French
- siffleux French
- siffloter French
- chiflar Spanish, Castilian
- silbar Spanish, Castilian
- sibilar Portuguese
- sifler Old French
- xiular Catalan, Valencian
- șuiera Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- siflar Ido
- silvar Old Portuguese
- fiular Occitan
- siblar Occitan
- sivilâ Friulian
- ciblar Old Occitan
- chiflar Old Spanish
- sublar Dalmatian
- sifflé Louisiana Creole French
- siular Old Catalan