Silvanus

See also: silvanus

English

Etymology

From Latin Silvānus, a Latin cognomen, from silva (“forest”). The name Silas, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinized as Silvānus by Paul. Doublet of Silenus.

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 from Latin

Quotations

• 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:
  : 1 Peter 5: 12:

  By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

Related terms

• Silvia, Sylvia
• Silvius
• sylph
• sylvan
• Sylvester

Translations

Roman god of forest

• Italian: Silvano (it)
• Russian: Сильва́н (ru) m (Silʹván) (cognate), Сильва́нус m (Silʹvánus) (transliteration), Силва́нус m (Silvánus) (transliteration)

biblical character

• Cherokee: ᏌᏱᎳ (sayila)
• French: Silvain (fr)
• Greek: Σιλουανός (el) m (Silouanós)
• Italian: Silvano (it)
• Occitan: Sauve m

male given name

• French: Sylvain (fr)
• Greek: Σιλουανός (el) m (Silouanós)
• Italian: Silvano (it)
• Occitan: Silvan m

See also

• Selwyn
• Silas

Latin

Alternative forms

• Sylvanus

Etymology

From silva (“forest”) +‎ -ānus (relational suffix). The name Sīlās, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinized as Silvānus by Paul. Doublet of Sīlēnus, sīlēnus, and sīlānus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sɪɫˈwaː.nʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [silˈvaː.nus]

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

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Silvānus	Silvānī
genitive	Silvānī	Silvānōrum
dative	Silvānō	Silvānīs
accusative	Silvānum	Silvānōs
ablative	Silvānō	Silvānīs
vocative	Silvāne	Silvānī

Related terms

• Sīla
• Sīlās
• silva
• Silvāna
• silvānus

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Σῐλουᾱνός (Sĭlouānós)
  • Greek: Σιλουανός (Silouanós)
• → Middle English: Selwyn
  • English: Selwyn
• →⇒ Translingual: Macaca sylvanus, → Silvanus

See also

• Silas

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.