selve
French, noun/sɛlv/
selve is spelled S-E-L-V-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 81,899th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selve is a French feminine noun meaning “tropical forest, in particular Amazonian rainforest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Forêt vierge des régions équatoriales”.
What does selve mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetropical forest, in particular Amazonian rainforest
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forêt vierge des régions équatoriales. 2. Foisonnement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of selve
- selves plural
- selva
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce selve?
- /sɛlv/
- \sɛlv\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is selve in French?
selve appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).