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silver
English
Etymology
From Middle English silver, selver, sulver, from Old English seolfor, seolofor (“silver”), from Proto-Germanic *silubr? (“silver”), of uncertain origin.
Adjective sense of twenty-fifth wedding anniversary generalized from silver wedding, from German Silberhochzeit, silberne Hochzeit.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?l.v?/
- (General American) enPR: s?l'v?r IPA(key): /?s?l.v?/
- Rhymes: -?lv?(?)
- Hyphenation: sil?ver
Noun
silver (countable and uncountable, plural silvers)
- (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.
- (uncountable) A shiny gray color.
- (countable) a silver medal
- Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.
Synonyms
- (metallic element): argyr-
- (white-metal coins): argyr-
- (cutlery and other eating utensils): silverware
- E174 (when used as a food colouring)
Derived terms
Related terms
- quicksilver
- silver glance, silver-glance
- silverling
- silvern
- thirty pieces of silver
Descendants
- Jamaican Creole: silva
- ? Maori: hiriwa
- ? Zulu: isiliva
Translations
See silver/translations § Noun.
Adjective
silver (comparative more silver, superlative most silver)
- Made from silver.
- Made from another white metal.
- Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.
- Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.
- 1994, “Mate matching” in Accent on Living, v 38, n 4 (Spring), p 52:
- Mostly, these have been relationships of 10 or less years. However, one respondent has celebrated her silver wedding anniversary.
- 1994, “Mate matching” in Accent on Living, v 38, n 4 (Spring), p 52:
- (of commercial services) Premium, but inferior to gold.
- Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.
Synonyms
- (made from silver): silvern (archaic)
- (having a color like silver): silvery
Related terms
- silver-feast
- silver wedding
Translations
See silver/translations § Adjective.
Derived terms
See also
Verb
silver (third-person singular simple present silvers, present participle silvering, simple past and past participle silvered)
- To acquire a silvery colour.
- To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.
- To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
- To make hoary, or white, like silver.
References
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Silver”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
- “silver”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
Anagrams
- Elvirs, levirs, livers, livres, rivels, sliver, svirel
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German silber, from Old High German silbar, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?silv?/
Adjective
silver
- silvern
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch silver, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?z?lv?r/
Noun
silver n
- silver
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: zilver
- Afrikaans: silwer
- Limburgish: zèlver
Further reading
- “silver”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “silver”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Middle English
Alternative forms
- seolver, sylver, selver, sulver
Etymology
From Old English seolfor, seolofor (“silver”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?silv?r/, /?s?lv?r/
Noun
silver (plural silvers)
- silver (metal)
Related terms
- sylveren
Descendants
- English: silver
- Jamaican Creole: silva
- ? Maori: hiriwa
- ? Zulu: isiliva
- Scots: silver, siller
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
- sylver, sølver
Etymology
From Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic *silubr?.
Noun
silver n
- silver
Declension
Descendants
- Swedish: silver
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish silver, from Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic *silubr?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?lv?r/
Noun
silver n (uncountable)
- silver
- silver, coins of silver
- silver, cutlery of silver
- a silver medal, for 2nd place in a competition
Declension
Derived terms
References
- silver in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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gry
English
Etymology 1
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Noun
gry (plural gries)
- (archaic) A small amount.
- (archaic) One hundredth of an inch in the decimal system of measurement devised by John Locke
Etymology 2
Abbreviation
Alternative forms
- gry.
Noun
gry (plural grys)
- Abbreviation of gray or grey (the color)
Adjective
gry (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of grey or gray (the color)
Anagrams
- Gyr, RGY
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ??? (grû).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?ry?/, [?ry?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ri/, [?ri]
Noun
gr? n (indeclinable)
- the least amount; scrap, crumb
- dirt under the fingernails
References
- gry in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gry in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
gry (imperative gry, present tense gryr, passive -, simple past grydde, past participle grydd, present participle gryende)
- (of a day) to dawn, begin to get light
References
- “gry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
gry (present tense gryr, past tense grydde, past participle grydd/grytt, passive infinitive gryast, present participle gryande, imperative gry)
- to dawn (a day)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?/
Noun
gry
- inflection of gra:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Swedish
Etymology 1
Related to gryt, gryta, and English grit, all from Proto-Germanic *greut?.
Noun
gry n
- grit (personal trait; in the expression gott gry), courage, spirit
Etymology 2
Cognate with grå.
Verb
gry (present gryr, preterite grydde, supine grytt, imperative gry)
- to dawn
- 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Kolvaktaren
- 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Kolvaktaren
Conjugation
Related terms
- gryning
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English grey, from Old English gr??, from Proto-Germanic *gr?waz.
Adjective
gry
- grey
Noun
gry
- grey
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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