zinziare
Latin
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /zin.ziˈaː.re/
Verb
zinziāre
- to chirp
- 1st/2nd c. BCE, Suetonius, (fragments)
- merulorum (est) frendere vel zinziare
- Of blackbirds is to grind, or rather, to chirp
- merulorum (est) frendere vel zinziare
- 1st/2nd c. BCE, Suetonius, (fragments)
Usage notes
This verb is attested only in the present active infinitive from Classical Latin.