Silves

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Silves, from Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlvəs/, /ˈsiːlviːz/

Proper noun

Silves

1. A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.
2. (historical) A former kingdom in Iberia, one of the Iberian taifas.

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: شلب (Šilb)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 錫爾維什 / 锡尔维什 (Xī'ěrwéishén)

• Danish: Silves
• Dutch: Silves
• French: Silves (fr)
• German: Silves
• Italian: Silves
• Latin: Cilpe
• Norwegian: Silves (no)
• Persian: سیلوس
• Portuguese: Silves (pt)
• Russian: Силвиш (Silviš)
• Spanish: Silves
• Turkish: Silves

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.vis/ [ˈsiʊ̯.vis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.vis/ [ˈsiʊ̯.vis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.viʃ/ [ˈsiʊ̯.viʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.ves/ [ˈsiʊ̯.ves]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsil.vɨʃ/ [ˈsiɫ.vɨʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsil.vɨʃ/ [ˈsiɫ.vɨʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsil.bɨʃ/ [ˈsiɫ.βɨʃ]

• Audio (Portugal):

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Proper noun

Silves

1. Silves (a city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal)

Related terms

• silvense