Silva
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- For the Shaman King character Silva, see: Silva (Shaman King)
- For the parapsychologist, José Silva, see: José Silva (parapsychologist)
Silva, in Spanish poetry, a strophe, laisse (Sp. tirada) consisting of eleven- and seven-syllable lines (hendecasyllables [endecasílabos] and heptasyllables [heptasílabos]), the majority of which are rhymed although there is no fixed order or rhyme nor is there a fixed number of lines. This is the origin of the name, from Latin silva, "woods".
Silvas are used by persons of high rank, usually in soliloquies, and for highly emotional narration and description.
Silva is also a well-known outdoors company that manufactures some of the most popular navigational compasses on the market. They also manufacture altimeters and map measures.
Silva is also a the most common surname in Brazil and has a number of bearers in Portugal. The word came originally from the Roman Empire, where it denoted people that came from places inside jungle areas. It was adopted by some of the Portuguese and Spanish when conquered by Rome.
When migrating to the Portuguese America (Brazil), european and later slaves were commonly given new surnames. Silva was once more chosen for those who were to live outside the Coast, in the jungle.
Source and External Link
- Spanish Metrification By A. Robert Lauer (http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/A-Robert.R.Lauer-1/METRIFICATION.html)
- Silva Compass USA Site (http://www.silvacompass.com/)