sylvan
Pertaining to the forest, or woodlandsPertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
» For a time absolute silence brooded upon the sylvan scene, save for the humming of insects and the twittering of birds.
Meaning
3 sensesPertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
лесно́йlesnój
Residing in a forest or wood.
Wooded, or covered in forest.
relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
Examples
1 sentencesFor a time absolute silence brooded upon the sylvan scene, save for the humming of insects and the twittering of birds.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin sylvanus, possibly via Middle French sylvain, from Latin silvBorrowed from Medieval Latin sylvanus, possibly via Middle French sylvain, from Latin silvanus, cognate with Latin Silvānus (“Roman god of the woods”), from silva (“forest”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel-, *swel- (“beam, board, frame, threshold”). The ⟨y⟩ in sylvanus and its descendants is due to influence from Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood, matter”), transliterated in the Latin style as hyle. Analysable as sylva (“silva”) + -an.
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Forms
more sylvan, most sylvan| Comparative | more sylvan Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sylvan Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- relating to or characteristic of wooded regions:silvan
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form