Silvanus

See also: silvanus

English

Etymology

From Latin Silvanus, a Latin cognomen, from silva (forest). The name Silas, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinised as Silvanus by Paul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪlˈveɪnəs/

Proper noun

Silvanus

  1. (Roman mythology) A god of forests.
  2. (biblical) A companion of Paul, also called Silas.
  3. A male given name, more often spelled Sylvanus, but never popular in either form.

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Latin

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Etymology

From silva (forest) + -ānus (from, of the). The name Silas, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinised as Silvānus by Paul. Transliterated into Ancient Greek as Σιλουανός (Silouanós).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /silˈwaː.nus/, [sɪɫˈwaː.nʊs]

Proper noun

Silvānus m (genitive Silvānī); second declension

  1. (religion) A deity presiding over woods and all places planted with trees, the god of woods.
  2. Silvanus; a Roman cognomen, or surname

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Silvānus Silvānī
Genitive Silvānī Silvānōrum
Dative Silvānō Silvānīs
Accusative Silvānum Silvānōs
Ablative Silvānō Silvānīs
Vocative Silvāne Silvānī

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References

  • Silvanus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Silvanus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Silvanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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