silversmith
/ˈsɪlvəsmɪθ/
silversmith noun: a person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.
Noun
silversmith (plural silversmiths)
Proper noun capitalized: Silversmith
Silversmith (plural Silversmiths)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
silversmith meaning in Tagalog, Persian and Vietnamese
silversmith in Tagalog
- person who makes articles out of silver
- panday-pilak
silversmith in Persian
- person who makes articles out of silver
- سیمگر simgar, نقرهگر noqre-gar
silversmith in Vietnamese
- person who makes articles out of silver
- thợ bạc
Forms of silversmith
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | silversmiths |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Silversmiths |
Origin of silversmith
Inherited from Middle English silver smyth, from Old English seolforsmiþ (“silversmith”), from Proto-Germanic *silubrasmiþaz (“silversmith”), equivalent to silver + smith. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Säälwersmid (“silversmith”), West Frisian sulversmid (“silversmith”), Dutch zilversmid (“silversmith”), German Low German Sülversmitt (“silversmith”), German Silberschmied (“silversmith”), Danish sølvsmed (“silversmith”), Norwegian Bokmål sølvsmed (“silversmith”), Norwegian Nynorsk sølvsmed (“silversmith”), sylvsmed (“silversmith”), Swedish silversmed (“silversmith”), Icelandic silfursmiður (“silversmith”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English argentarie (“silversmith”) from Latin (faber) argentārius (“dealer in silver, silversmith”).
From silversmith.
Questions about silversmith
- What does silversmith mean?
- Silversmith means a person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.
- What is silversmith in Tagalog?
- Silversmith in Tagalog is panday-pilak. See Silversmith meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is silversmith?
- Silversmith can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce silversmith?
- Silversmith is pronounced /ˈsɪlvəsmɪθ/.
- What is the plural of silversmith?
- The plural of silversmith is silversmiths.
Words near silversmith in the dictionary
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