silvern

Wiktionary 原文

/ˈsɪlvən//ˈsɪlvɚn/

构词拆解

silver

词干

-en

后缀

-en: (no longer productive) Denotes the past participle form when attached to a verb. · (archaic) Denotes a quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb.

词源链

原始日耳曼语Proto-Germanic约前 500–公元 200 年
*silubrīnaz
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原始西日耳曼语Proto-West Germanic
*silubrīn
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古英语Old English约 450–1150 年
seolfren
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中古英语

词源说明

From Middle English silveren, from Old English seolfren, from Proto-Germanic *silubrīnaz (“made of silver”); equivalent to silver +‎ -(e)n. Cognate with Dutch zilveren (“silvern”), German silbern (“silvern”).

释义

形容词adjective

1literaryMade of silver; resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.