silva

See also Silva, and silvă

English

Etymology

From Latin silva

Noun

silva (uncountable)

1. (forestry) The forest trees of a particular area
   • 1909, Willis Linn Jepson, The Trees of California, page 13:

     The most interesting and striking features of the silva of California relate to its composition, the geographical distribution of the species and their biological history.

Alternative forms

• sylva

Anagrams

• Salvi, vails, vials

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈsil.wa/

• Audio (Classical)

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“mountain, ridge, forest”). Akin to Proto-Germanic *swiliō, *suliō (“beam, threshold”), whence Old English syll, sylle "beam, large timber used as a foundation for a wall" (Modern English sill). More at sill.

Noun

silva (genitive silvae); f, first declension

1. A wood, forest
2. An orchard, grove

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	silva	silvae
genitive	silvae	silvārum
dative	silvae	silvīs
accusative	silvam	silvās
ablative	silvā	silvīs
vocative	silva	silvae

Related terms

• Silvānus
• silvēscō
• silvestris
• silvicola
• silvicultrīx
• silvōsus

Descendants

English: sylvan, silvan French: sylve Friulian: selve Italian: selva

Portuguese: selva Romanian: silvă Spanish: selva

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Romanian

Noun

silva f

1. definite singular nominative form of silvă