Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sylvester

/sɪlˈvɛstɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: sylvester
IPA: /sɪlˈvɛstɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.

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noun

A ratchet device for pulling out pit props.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *swel-, sylvester

Inflected Forms

sylvesters (plural)

Phrases

Sylvester equation Sylvester-Gallai theorem Sylvester's criterion Sylvester's formula Sylvester's theorem

Frequently Paired Words

Sylvestrine sylph sylvan Silvia Sylvia

Synonyms

nanny

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce sylvester?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪlˈvɛstɚ/.
What does sylvester mean?: A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
Where does sylvester come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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