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): (Northern) [siˈβe̞.ʎə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [siˈve.ʎə] IPA(key): (Central) [siˈβe.ʎə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [siˈve.ʎa] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [siˈβe.ʎa] === Noun === sivella f (plural sivelles) buckle === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “sivella”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “sivella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026