vissla
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hvīsla, from Old Norse hvísla, from Proto-Germanic *hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).
Noun
vissla c
- a whistle; a device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound.
Declension
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- busvissla
- visselpipa
- visselblåsare
- ångvissla
Verb
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- to whistle (to produce a whistling sound)
Conjugation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
- visslare
- vissling
Further reading
- vissla in Svensk ordbok.
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