Etymology dictionary. 2014.
sibilant — sibilant, ante [ sibilɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1819; lat. sibilans, p. prés. de sibilare « siffler » ♦ Méd. Qui produit un sifflement. Râle sibilant. ● sibilant, sibilante adjectif (latin sibilans, antis, de sibilare, siffler) Qui produit un sifflement.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sibilant — SIBILÁNT, Ă, sibilante, adj. (În sintagmele) Consoană sibilantă sau sunet sibilant (şi substantivat, f.) = consoană articulată prin apropierea vârfului limbii de alveola superioară; consoană şuierătoare sau siflantă. – Din fr. sibilant. Trimis de … Dicționar Român
Sibilant — Sib i*lant, a. [L. sibilans, antis, p. pr. of sibilare to hiss: cf. F. sibilant.] Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds. n. A sibiliant letter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sibilant — sibilant, ante (si bi lan, lan t ) adj. Terme didactique. Qui a le caractère d un sifflement. Terme de médecine. Râle sibilant, râle qu on entend dans la bronchite, et qui dépend de l obstruction des petites bronches par un liquide visqueux ;… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
sibilant — sibìlant (sibilȁnt) m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA fon. piskavi konsonant (c, z, s); piskavac ETIMOLOGIJA lat. sibilans ← sibilare: šištati ≃ sibilus: šištanje … Hrvatski jezični portal
sibilant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) making or characterized by a hissing sound. 2) Phonetics (of a speech sound) sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh. ► NOUN Phonetics ▪ a sibilant speech sound. DERIVATIVES sibilance noun. ORIGIN fro … English terms dictionary
sibilant — [sib′ə lənt] adj. [L sibilans < sibilare, to hiss] 1. having or making a hissing sound 2. Phonet. articulated with such a sound, as (s), (z), (sh), (zh), (ch), and (j) n. a sibilant consonant: a type of fricative sibilance n. sibilancy n. pl.… … English World dictionary
sibilant — Hissing or whistling in character; denoting a form of rhonchus. [L. sibilans ( ant ), pres. p. of sibilo, to hiss] * * * sib·i·lant sib ə lənt adj having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or sh in sash… … Medical dictionary
sibilant — I. adjective Etymology: Latin sibilant , sibilans, present participle of sibilare to hiss, whistle, of imitative origin Date: 1669 having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash < a sibilant… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sibilant — I UK [ˈsɪbɪlənt] / US adjective linguistics formal making a sound like the letters s or sh a sibilant whisper II UK [ˈsɪbɪlənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms sibilant : singular sibilant plural sibilants linguistics one of the sibilant speech… … English dictionary
