vissla

Swedish

Alternative forms

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

  1. a whistle; a device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound.

Declension

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Derived terms

Verb

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  1. to whistle (to produce a whistling sound)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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