silvanus

See also: Silvanus

Latin

Etymology

From silva.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /silˈu̯aː.nus/, [s̠ɪɫ̪ˈu̯äːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /silˈva.nus/, [silˈväːnus]

Adjective

silvānus (feminine silvāna, neuter silvānum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. silvan
  2. Pertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
  3. Residing in a forest or wood.
  4. Wooded, or covered in forest.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative silvānus silvāna silvānum silvānī silvānae silvāna
Genitive silvānī silvānae silvānī silvānōrum silvānārum silvānōrum
Dative silvānō silvānō silvānīs
Accusative silvānum silvānam silvānum silvānōs silvānās silvāna
Ablative silvānō silvānā silvānō silvānīs
Vocative silvāne silvāna silvānum silvānī silvānae silvāna

Derived terms

References
  • silvanus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “silvanus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “silvanus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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