xiular

Catalan

Alternative forms

siular (dialectal)

Etymology

From alteration of Old Catalan siular, from Latin sībilāre. Cognate with Occitan fiular, siular, siblar, French siffler, Spanish silbar, chiflar.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ʃiwˈla/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiwˈlaɾ/
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

xiular (first-person singular present xiulo, past participle xiulat)

to whistle

Conjugation

Conjugation of xiular (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			xiular
present participle			xiulant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		xiulat		xiulada
		plural		xiulats		xiulades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	xiulo	xiules	xiula	xiulem	xiuleu	xiulen
	imperfect	xiulava	xiulaves	xiulava	xiulàvem	xiulàveu	xiulaven
	future	xiularé	xiularàs	xiularà	xiularem	xiulareu	xiularan
	preterite	xiulí	xiulares	xiulà	xiulàrem	xiulàreu	xiularen
	conditional	xiularia	xiularies	xiularia	xiularíem	xiularíeu	xiularien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	xiuli	xiulis	xiuli	xiulem	xiuleu	xiulin
	imperfect	xiulés	xiulessis	xiulés	xiuléssim	xiuléssiu	xiulessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	xiula	xiuli	xiulem	xiuleu	xiulin

Derived terms

xiulada
xiuladissa
xiulador
xiulaire
xiulet

Further reading

“xiular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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