sivella
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan fivella, from Vulgar Latin *fībella, diminutive of Latin fībula. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unclear, but it is reflected in several other Romance varieties as well. Doublet of fíbula, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
sivella f (plural sivelles)
- buckle
- 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 4, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
- Duia gorra de feltre amb grans orelleres i un abric cosit amb fils gruixuts, moltes sivelles.
- He wore a felt cap with big earflaps and a coat sewn with thick thread and many buckles.
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Further reading
- “sivella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “sivella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
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