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Sylva
Webster 1828 Edition
Sylva
SYL'VA
,Noun.
1.
A collection of poetical pieces of various kinds.Definition 2024
Sylva
sylva
sylva
See also: Sylva
English
Noun
sylva
- Alternative spelling of silva
- 1854, Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the Year 1852, page 42:
- A solitary cotton-wood, with an occasional clump of willows, constitute the sylva of this portion of the river.
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Latin
Noun
sylva f (genitive sylvae); first declension
- Alternative form of silva
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sylva | sylvae |
| genitive | sylvae | sylvārum |
| dative | sylvae | sylvīs |
| accusative | sylvam | sylvās |
| ablative | sylvā | sylvīs |
| vocative | sylva | sylvae |
References
- sylva in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sylva in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- SYLVA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sylva”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.