Silve
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin Cilpes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsil.βe/
Proper noun
Silve
- A city in southern Portugal.
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 325 (facsimile):
- […] que pã nõ comeu nẽ bocado nen beueu agua nẽ uẏo ata que preto de Silve foi quando aluzeçia.
- […] that she didn’t eat bread nor morsel, neither drank water nor wine until she was near Silves during sunrise.
- […] que pã nõ comeu nẽ bocado nen beueu agua nẽ uẏo ata que preto de Silve foi quando aluzeçia.
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Descendants
- Portuguese: Silves