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Meaning of silva | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
ˈsilba

Definitions

  1. bramble, blackberry bush
    feminine
  2. forest
    archaic, feminine
  3. white stripe on a horse head
    feminine

Equivalents

العربية شوك
Български шипка
Català bardissa bruc
Cymraeg mieri
Deutsch Dornbusch
Ελληνικά ρείκι
English stripe thornbush
Esperanto dornarbusto
Español brezo zarzal
فارسی تلو
Suomi piikkipensas
Gaeilge dris sceach sceacha
Gàidhlig dreas dris
Հայերեն փուշ
Italiano rovo spino
Latina sentis vepres
Nederlands Doornbos doornstruik
Português espinheiro sarça
Română mărăcine rug
Slovenčina tŕnie
Српски brezo sentiš шипка
తెలుగు కంప క్రంప

Examples

“vijã grande[s] lumes de candeas arder de noyte et de dia en huũ monte muy espeso de muytas aruores et siluas, a oyto mjlias de Yria”

they saw large candle fires, burning day and night, in a very close forest, of trees and bambles, eight milles from Iria

“Tente, silva; non me prendas, que n'estou n'a miña tèrra (traditional song)”

Hold yourself, bramble, don't catch me, 'cos I'm not in my country

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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