silver

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
2. Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
3. Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.
4. Any items made from silver or any other white metal.
5. A shiny gray color.
6. a silver medal
7. Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white.

zilver

zilveren

zilverachtig

of silver

ash grey

atomic number 47

argentum

ash gray

silver grey

smooth-spoken

silver gray

go grey

silver coin

silverplate

coat with silver

turn grey

silver paint

made of silver

catworm

like silver

white rag

white ragworm

siller

Frequentie

Met koppelteken als

sil‧ver

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsɪl.və/

From Middle English silver, selver, sulver, from Old English seolfor, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą (“silver”), of uncertain origin. cognates and etymology discussion Cognate with Scots siller (“silver”), Saterland Frisian Säälwer (“silver”), West Frisian sulver (“silver”), Dutch zilver (“silver”), German Low German Silver, Sülver (“silver”), German Silber (“silver”), Swedish silver (“silver”), Icelandic silfur (“silver”). The Germanic word has parallels in Baltic and Slavic (Old Church Slavonic сьрєбро (sĭrebro), Lithuanian sidabras), Celtic (Celtiberian silaPur-), and outside Indo-European, in Basque zilar and Proto-Berber *a-ẓrəf, but the ultimate origin of the word is unknown. Adjective sense of twenty-fifth wedding anniversary generalized from silver wedding, from German Silberhochzeit, silberne Hochzeit.