sivella

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited 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

• IPA^(key): (Central) [siˈβe.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [siˈve.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [siˈve.ʎa]

Noun

sivella f (plural sivelles)

1. 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.

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, 2024