English

Etymology
From the latin sibilare, to hiss.

Adjective
en-adj

1. Characterized by a hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'.

Quotations
1960: Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
:She had a curious habit of prefacing everything she said with a soft sibilant sound.<br/>"S-s-s Grace," she said, "it's just like I was telling Brother Hutson the other day. 'S-s-s Brother Hutson,' I said, 'looks like we're fighting a losing battle, a losing battle.' I said."

Noun
en-noun

1. A hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'.

Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|sibilant|m, t-|hr|piskavac
Russian: �ип��ий (šypjaš'š'ij) m

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|sibilanti

1. a sibilant

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|sibilant|sibilanti
|sibilanta|sibilanata / sibilanta
|sibilantu|sibilantima
|sibilant|sibilante
|sibilante|sibilanti
|sibilantu|sibilantima
|sibilantom|sibilantima

Synonyms
piskavac

fr:sibilant
io:sibilant
te:sibilant
vi:sibilant
tr:sibilant

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