silvestre

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin silvestrem.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

silvestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural silvestres)

  1. wild, undomesticated
  2. (relational) forest

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /silˈvɛ.stre/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstre
  • Hyphenation: sil‧vè‧stre

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin silvestrem. Cf. salvastrella.

Alternative forms

Adjective

silvestre (plural silvestri)

  1. (relational) woodland

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

silvestre f pl

  1. feminine plural of silvestro

Latin

Adjective

silvestre

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of silvestris

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin silvestrem.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: sil‧ves‧tre

Adjective

silvestre m or f (plural silvestres, not comparable)

  1. (relational) woodland (which has grown in a woodland)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin silvestrem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /silˈbestɾe/
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  • Rhymes: -estɾe
  • Syllabification: sil‧ves‧tre

Adjective

silvestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural silvestres)

  1. (especially of plants) wild (untamed; not domesticated)
    Synonym: salvaje (especially of animals)
    Antonym: doméstico
  2. (of land) uncultivated
    Synonym: inculto
  3. rustic, rural
    Synonyms: rústico, rural

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