bisbar

Galician

Alternative forms

  • bisbear

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic.[1] Compare Luxembourgish pësperen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bisˈβaɾ/

Verb

bisbar (first-person singular present bisbo, first-person singular preterite bisbei, past participle bisbado)

  1. to hiss
    Synonym: asubiar
  2. to whisper
    Synonym: murmurar

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pizpireta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos