sylvester
/sɪlˈvɛstɚ/
sylvester noun: a ratchet device for pulling out pit props.
Noun
sylvester (plural sylvesters)
Proper noun capitalized: Sylvester
Sylvester
- A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
- A surname.
- A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A city, the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Fisher County, Texas, United States.
- A small town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
- A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.
sylvester meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sylvester in Hindi
- सिल्वेस्टर, सिलवेस्टर
sylvester in Tamil
- சில்வெஸ்டர், சில்வஸ்டர், சல்வெஸ்டர்
sylvester in Marathi
- सिल्वेस्टर, सिलवेस्टर, सिल्व्हस्टर
sylvester in Urdu
- سلویسٹر, سلیوسٹر, سیلویسٹر
More languagesFewer languages
- sylvester in Bengali
- সিলভেস্টার, সিলেভেস্টার, সিলভেস্টর
- sylvester in Telugu
- సిల్వెస్టర్, సిల్వస్టర్, సిల్విస్టర్
- sylvester in Malayalam
- സിൽവെസ്റ്റർ, സിൽവസ്റ്റർ, സൈൽവെസ്റ്റർ
- sylvester in Kannada
- ಸಿಲ್ವೆಸ್ಟರ್, ಸಿಲ್ವಸ್ಟರ್
- sylvester in Punjabi
- ਸਿਲਵੇਸਟਰ, ਸਿਲਵੈਸਟਰ, ਸਿਲਵਸਟਰ
- sylvester in Gujarati
- સિલ્વેસ્ટર, સિલવેસ્ટર, સાયલ્વેસ્ટર
- sylvester in Odia
- ସିଲଭେଷ୍ଟର, ସିଲଭେଷ୍ଟର୍, ସିଲ୍ଭେଷ୍ଟର
- sylvester in Nepali
- सिल्वेस्टर, सिलभेस्टर, सिल्भेस्टर
Synonyms of sylvester
Forms of sylvester
| plural | sylvesters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Sylvester |
Origin of sylvester
Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31.
Words formed from sylvester
- Sylvester equation
- Sylvester-Gallai theorem
- Sylvester's criterion
- Sylvester's formula
- Sylvester's theorem
Phrases with sylvester
Words that rhyme with sylvester
Questions about sylvester
- What does sylvester mean?
- Sylvester means a ratchet device for pulling out pit props.
- What is sylvester in Hindi?
- Sylvester in Hindi is सिल्वेस्टर, सिलवेस्टर. See Sylvester meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sylvester?
- Sylvester can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce sylvester?
- Sylvester is pronounced /sɪlˈvɛstɚ/.
- What is the plural of sylvester?
- The plural of sylvester is sylvesters.
Words near sylvester in the dictionary
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