Silves

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪlvəs/, /ˈsiːlviːz/

Proper noun

Silves

A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.
(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]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.viʃ/ [ˈsiʊ̯.viʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiw.ves/ [ˈsiʊ̯.ves]

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

Audio (Portugal): (file)

Proper noun

Silves ?

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

Related terms

silvense