Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sylva

/sˈɪlvə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: syl-va
IPA: /sˈɪlvə/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An incorporated town, the county seat of Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.

noun

Alternative spelling of silva.

Example Sentences

"A solitary cotton-wood, with an occasional clump of willows, constitute the sylva of this portion of the river."

Inflected Forms

sylvas (plural) sylvae (plural)

Synonyms

silva

Rhymes With

silva dasilva

Questions

How do you pronounce sylva?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɪlvə/.
What does sylva mean?: An incorporated town, the county seat of Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.

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