sylvan
pronunciation
How to pronounce sylvan in British English:
UK [ˈsɪlvən]
How to pronounce sylvan in American English:
US [ˈsɪlvən]
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- Noun:
- a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
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- Adjective:
- relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
Word Origin
- sylvan
- sylvan: see savage
- sylvan (adj.)
- "of the woods," 1570s, from Middle French sylvain (1530s), from Latin silvanus "pertaining to wood or forest" (originally only in silvanae "goddesses of the woods"), from silva "wood, woodland, forest, orchard, grove," of unknown origin. The unetymological -y- is a misspelling in Latin from influence of Greek hyle "forest," from which the Latin word formerly was supposed to derive.
Example
- 1. They lived in a sylvan retreat .
- 2. Venerable oaks forms a sylvan archway .
- 3. About sylvan learning systems , inc.
- 4. That is , they are both perfectly adapted to their sylvan environment .
- 5. Sylvan : the wood elves " we dance to the rhythm of the world "