selva
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See also selvä
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish selva.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈsɛlvə/
Noun [edit]
selva (plural selvas)
- Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.
Anagrams [edit]
Asturian [edit]
Noun [edit]
selva f (plural selves)
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin silva.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [ˈsɛlva]
Noun [edit]
selva f (plural selve)
- wood, forest
- (figuratively) mass, multitude, forest
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Quotations [edit]
- Dante Alighieri, 1308-1321 The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto I — Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura ché la diritta via era smarrita. (Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straight-forward pathway had been lost.) — [1]
Derived terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin silva.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
selva f (plural selvas)
- woods, forest
- (figuratively) mass, multitude, forest
Quotations [edit]
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- 1844: O apertado revolver das armas formava uma selva de ferros em volta dos dois capitães inimigos, através da qual debalde o conde de Septum buscara multas vezes abrir caminho para ferir Teodomiro, até que finalmente, galgando por cima de um árabe derribado, pudera vibrar um golpe. — Alexandre Herculano, "Eurico, o Presbítero".
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Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin silva.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈselβa/
Noun [edit]
selva f (plural selvas)
