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Sylvia

Sylvia

Translingual

Proper noun

Sylvia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sylviidae – the typical warblers.

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

See also

English

Proper noun

Sylvia

  1. (Roman mythology) Short for Princess Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
  2. (astronomy) Short for 87 Sylvia, a main belt asteroid; named for Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.
  3. A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.
    • 1933 Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber 1933, page 91 ("Girls' Names")
      What lovely names for girls there are!
      There's Stella like the Evening Star,
      And Sylvia like a rustling tree,
Translations

Danish

Proper noun

Sylvia

  1. A female given name, cognate to Silvia.

Faroese

Proper noun

Sylvia f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Sylvia: Sylviuson
  • daughter of Sylvia: Sylviudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Sylvia
Accusative Sylviu
Dative Sylviu
Genitive Sylviu

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Silvia. Cognate with English Sylvia and Silvia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsylʋiɑ]
  • Hyphenation: Syl‧vi‧a

Proper noun

Sylvia

  1. A female given name.
    • 1986 Eila Pennanen, Santalahden aika, WSOY, ISBN 9510139858, page 11:
      Sylvi oli muuttanut nimensä Sylviaksi, kun Arttu oli ostanut tehtaan ja huvilan ja he olivat muuttaneet tänne.
      Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvian laulu, se oli yksi Topeliuksen runo, mutta Sylvin, ei vaan Sylvian mielestä Sylvia kuulosti paremmalta kuin pelkkä Sylvi. Hilma suostui kiltisti sanomaan häntä Sylviaksi.

Declension

Inflection of Sylvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Sylvia Sylviat
genitive Sylvian Sylvioiden
Sylvioitten
partitive Sylviaa Sylvioita
illative Sylviaan Sylvioihin
singular plural
nominative Sylvia Sylviat
accusative nom. Sylvia Sylviat
gen. Sylvian
genitive Sylvian Sylvioiden
Sylvioitten
Sylviainrare
partitive Sylviaa Sylvioita
inessive Sylviassa Sylvioissa
elative Sylviasta Sylvioista
illative Sylviaan Sylvioihin
adessive Sylvialla Sylvioilla
ablative Sylvialta Sylvioilta
allative Sylvialle Sylvioille
essive Sylviana Sylvioina
translative Sylviaksi Sylvioiksi
instructive — Sylvioin
abessive Sylviatta Sylvioitta
comitative — Sylvioineen

Related terms

French

Etymology

From Latin Silvia. A Latinate variant of Sylvie.

Proper noun

Sylvia f

  1. A female given name.

German

Proper noun

Sylvia

  1. A female given name, a spelling variant of Silvia.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Sylvia

  1. A female given name, cognate to Silvia.

Related terms

Portuguese

Proper noun

Sylvia f

  1. A female given name, a spelling variant of Sílvia

Swedish

Proper noun

Sylvia

  1. A female given name, cognate to Silvia.

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