Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silves

/ˈsɪlvəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: silves
IPA: /ˈsɪlvəs/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.

name

A former kingdom in Iberia, one of the Iberian taifas.

noun

noun

plural of silfe

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: Silves, Silve, Cilpe

Questions

How do you pronounce silves?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪlvəs/.
What does silves mean?: A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.
Where does silves come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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