susura

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin susurrō through French susurrer. The presence of shushuredz, shushurari in Aromanian prompted some to attribute it directly to Latin, though this is improbable, and the Aromanian is probably an onomatopoetic expression.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.suˈra/
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Verb

a susura (third-person singular present susură, past participle susurat, third-person subjunctive susure) 1st conjugation

  1. (of natural things, chiefly flowing water) to hum, whisper
    Synonym: șopti (figurative)

Conjugation

    conjugation of susura (first conjugation, no infix)
infinitive a susura
gerund susurând
past participle susurat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present susur susuri susură susurăm susurați susură
imperfect susuram susurai susura susuram susurați susurau
simple perfect susurai susurași susură susurarăm susurarăți susurară
pluperfect susurasem susuraseși susurase susuraserăm susuraserăți susuraseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să susur să susuri să susure să susurăm să susurați să susure
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative susură susurați
negative nu susura nu susurați

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See also

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