silvar

silvar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese silvar, *sivlar, from Latin sibilāre, present active infinitive of sībilō (“I hiss”), with metathesis. Compare the borrowed doublet sibilar. Cognate with Spanish silbar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sil‧var

Verb

silvar (first-person singular present indicative silvo, past participle silvado)

1. to hiss
2. to whistle

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb silvar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	silvar
Personal	silvar	silvares	silvar	silvarmos	silvardes	silvarem
Gerund
	silvando
Past participle
Masculine	silvado			silvados
Feminine	silvada			silvadas
Indicative
Present	silvo	silvas	silva	silvamos	silvais	silvam
Imperfect	silvava	silvavas	silvava	silvávamos	silváveis	silvavam
Preterite	silvei	silvaste	silvou	silvamos silvámos	silvastes	silvaram
Pluperfect	silvara	silvaras	silvara	silváramos	silváreis	silvaram
Future	silvarei	silvarás	silvará	silvaremos	silvareis	silvarão
Conditional
	silvaria	silvarias	silvaria	silvaríamos	silvaríeis	silvariam
Subjunctive
Present	silve	silves	silve	silvemos	silveis	silvem
Imperfect	silvasse	silvasses	silvasse	silvássemos	silvásseis	silvassem
Future	silvar	silvares	silvar	silvarmos	silvardes	silvarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	silva	silve	silvemos	silvai	silvem
Negative (não)	-	silves	silve	silvemos	silveis	silvem

Synonyms

• (hiss): sibilar

Derived terms

• silvo