silver
English
/ˈsɪl.və/, /ˈsɪl.vɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
- collectively Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
- collectively Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.
- collectively Any items made from silver or any other white metal.
- (countable) A shiny gray color.
- Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English silver inherited from Old English seolfor inherited from Proto-Germanic *silubrą (silver) derived from German Silberhochzeit.
Origin
German (Berlin)
Silberhochzeit
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Silverite English
- Silverton English
- antisilver English
- back English
- beater English
- beet English
- bell English
- berry English
- besilver English
- bill English
- bush English
- cloth English
- desilver English
- desilverization English
- disilver English
- electrosilver English
- eye English
- fin English
- fish English
- haired English
- heptasilver English
- hexasilver English
- line English
- monosilver English
- nanosilver English
- nonasilver English
- nonsilver English
- octasilver English
- organosilver English
- pentasilver English
- point English
- pyrosilver English
- quick English
- quicksilver English
- quicksilverish English
- quicksilvery English
- radiosilver English
- resilver English
- side English
- silver storm English
- silver-haired English
- silverback English
- silverbeater English
- silverbeet English
- silverbell English
- silverberry English
- silverbill English
- silverbush English
- silvercloth English
- silverer English
- silverest English
- silvereth English
- silvereye English
- silverfin English
- silverfish English
- silverily English
- silveriness English
- silverise English
- silverish English
- silverization English
- silverize English
- silverless English
- silverlessness English
- silverlike English
- silverline English
- silverling English
- silverly English
- silvern English
- silverness English
- silverpoint English
- silverside English
- silverskin English
- silversmith English
- silversmithing English
- silversmithy English
- silverspot English
- silversword English
- silvertail English
- silvertip English
- silvertone English
- silverware English
- silverweed English
- silverwork English
- silvery English
- silvery-haired English
- silvery-white English
- skin English
- smith English
- smithing English
- smithy English
- spot English
- storm English
- sword English
- tail English
- tetrasilver English
- tip English
- tone English
- trisilver English
- weed English
- Feinsilber German
- Hochzeit German
- Nanosilber German
- Rohsilber German
- Silber German
- Silberacetylid German
- Silberamalgam German
- Silberanteil German
- Silberazid German
- Silberbarren German
- Silberbergbau German
- Silberbergwerk German
- Silberbeschichtung German
- Silberbesteck German
- Silberblech German
- Silberblick German
- Silberbromid German
- Silberchalkogenid German
- Silberchlorid German
- Silbercyanid German
- Silberdraht German
- Silbererz German
- Silberfaden German
- Silberfarbe German
- Silberfisch German
- Silberfolie German
- Silberfulminat German
- Silbergabel German
- Silbergeflecht German
- Silbergefäß German
- Silbergehalt German
- Silbergeschirr German
- Silberhalogenid German
- Silberhochzeit German
- Silberiodid German
- Silberlachs German
- Silberlagerstätte German
- Silberlegierung German
- Silberling German
- Silberlot German
- Silberlöffel German
- Silbermesser German
- Silbermine German
- Silbermineral German
- Silbermöwe German
- Silbermünze German
- Silbernitrat German
- Silberoxid German
- Silberpapier German
- Silberpflege German
- Silberplatte German
- Silberreiher German
- Silbersalz German
- Silberschmuck German
- Silberschraube German
- Silberstandard German
- Silbersulfat German
- Silbersulfid German
- Silberverbindung German
- Tafelsilber German
- silberbeschichtet German
- silberempfindlich German
- silberfarben German
- silberfarbig German
- silberglänzend German
- silbergrau German
- silberhaltig German
- silberig German
- silberähnlich German
- silbrig German
- bladzilver Dutch, Flemish
- kwikzilver Dutch, Flemish
- tafelzilver Dutch, Flemish
- zilver Dutch, Flemish
- zilveren Dutch, Flemish
- zilvererts Dutch, Flemish
- zilvergeld Dutch, Flemish
- zilverkleur Dutch, Flemish
- zilverkleurig Dutch, Flemish
- zilverling Dutch, Flemish
- zilvermeeuw Dutch, Flemish
- zilvermijn Dutch, Flemish
- zilverreiger Dutch, Flemish
- zilversmid Dutch, Flemish
- zilverstuk Dutch, Flemish
- zilvervloot Dutch, Flemish
- zilvervos Dutch, Flemish
- zilverwerk Dutch, Flemish
- сребро Russian
- *silubrą Proto-Germanic
- nysilver Swedish
- silver Swedish
- silvergruva Swedish
- silvermedalj Swedish
- silvermynt Swedish
- silvertärna Swedish
- シルバー Japanese
- cwicseolfor Old English
- seolfor Old English
- quyk silver Middle English
- silver Middle English
- silver smyth Middle English
- silverles Middle English
- sylveren Middle English
- silfr Old Norse
- nýsilfur Icelandic
- silfur Icelandic
- silfurlitaður Icelandic
- silfursóley Icelandic
- silber Cebuano
- silver Middle Dutch
- silabar Old High German
- silbar Old High German
- dzīvsudrabs Latvian
- sudrabains Latvian
- sudrabs Latvian
- silwer Afrikaans
- సిల్వరు Telugu
- silber Middle High German
- Sëlwer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Sëlwermënz Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍂 Gothic
- *silvar Old Dutch
- silver Old Dutch
- silbar Cimbrian
- siluvar Old Saxon
- *silpë Proto-Samic
- silver Old Swedish
- isiliva Zulu
- сьрєбро Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- sulver Western Frisian
- jelba Marshallese
- jelbain Marshallese
- selver Old Frisian
- isilivere Xhosa
- Säälwer Saterland Frisian
- Säälwersmid Saterland Frisian
- zilar Basque
- silber Mòcheno
- hiriwa Maori
- azurfa Hausa
- sirivha Shona
- silvir Crimean Gothic
- *ziraŕ Proto-Basque
- *a-ẓrəf Proto-Berber
- ⴰⵥⵕⴼ Central Atlas Tamazight
- tip
- fin
- eye
- bell
- bill
- weed
- skin
- beet
- spot
- tone
- tail
- bush
- back
- fish
- side
- line
- smith
- sword
- cloth
- point
- storm
- berry
- quick
- beater
- smithy
- haired
- silvern
- silvery
- desilver
- disilver
- besilver
- smithing
- silverer
- silverly
- resilver
- silverily
- silvereye
- silverish
- silverize
- Silverite
- trisilver
- silverise
- silvertip
- silverfin
- silvereth
- Silverton
- silverest
- nonsilver
- octasilver
- silverlike
- silverline
- pyrosilver
- silverless
- silverside
- antisilver
- nonasilver
- hexasilver
- silverspot
- silverweed
- silvertone
- silverwork
- monosilver
- silverskin
- silverbeet
- silverbell
- silverware
- silverling
- silverback
- silverness
- silverbill
- silvertail
- silverbush
- nanosilver
- silverfish
- heptasilver
- quicksilver
- silversword
- tetrasilver
- silversmith
- silvercloth
- silverpoint
- silverberry
- radiosilver
- pentasilver
- silveriness
- silversmithy
- silver storm
- quicksilvery
- organosilver
- silverbeater
- electrosilver
- silver-haired
- silvery-white
- silverization
- silversmithing
- silverlessness
- silvery-haired
- quicksilverish
- desilverization