sylvan
/ˈsɪlvən/SIL-vuhn
/ˈsɪlvən/SIL-vuhn
Meaningof the woods
Common meaning: of woods
Other meanings: wooded
- sylva wood, woodlandLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1700 · scan
- anadjective ending: of, belonging to
Journey through time
- Latinsilva, -ae‘a wood, woodland’
- Frenchsymbole
- Englishsylvan‘of woods’ · today
sylv also in: savage
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin silva ‘a wood, woodland’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry silva, p. 1700 · dictionary scan
Roots
- silva, -ae Latin “a wood, woodland”
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