Silvester

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English

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Proper noun

Silvester

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name, variant of Sylvester.

Estonian

Etymology

From Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31. Borrowed from German Sylvester. Cognate with English Sylvester.

Proper noun

Silvester

  1. a male given name

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɪlˈvɛstɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛstɐ

Etymology 1

From Pope Silvester I, whose feast-day has been the 31st of December since the Gregorian calendar reform of 1582. Compare Russian Сильвестров день (Silʹvestrov denʹ), Polish sylwester.

Noun

Silvester n or m (strong, genitive Silvesters, plural (uncommon) Silvester)

  1. New Year's Eve
Declension
Declension of Silvester
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Silvester die Silvester1
genitive eines des Silvesters der Silvester1
dative einem dem Silvester den Silvestern1
accusative ein, einen das, den Silvester die Silvester1

1Uncommon.

Etymology 2

From Latin Silvester.

Proper noun

Silvester m (proper noun, strong, genitive Silvesters, plural Silvester or Silvesters)

  1. a male given name
Declension
Declension of Silvester
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Silvester die Silvester, Silvesters
genitive eines des Silvesters der Silvester, Silvesters
dative einem dem Silvester den Silvestern, Silvesters
accusative einen den Silvester die Silvester, Silvesters

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Silvester.

Pronunciation

Noun

Silvester m (plural Silvesteren)

  1. New Year's Eve.

Further reading

  • Silvester in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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