Silve

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Cilpes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsil.βe/

Proper noun

Silve

1. 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.

Descendants

• Portuguese: Silves