Silves

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Silves

Wikipedia

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]

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Proper noun

Silves ?

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

Related terms

• silvense