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Šilva

ŠÌLVA

Etymology

The origin is unclear. Cf. (?) lit. warm up „siūbuoti, svyruoti“ (LKŽK). Although it could also be from Silva (see), cf. German Schilvester: Silvester ¹.

Feminine FORMS

Šilvienė / Šilvaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈʃʲɪlʋɐ/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 513.