Transylvania

== English == === Alternative forms === Transsilvania, Transsylvania === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Trānsylvānia, alternative spelling of Trānssilvānia, from trāns (“across”) +‎ silvānus (“forest”, relational adjective) +‎ -ia (abstract noun suffix), i.e. “region across the forest”, a calque of Hungarian Erdély, from erdő (“forest”) +‎ elv/elü (“region beyond”). By surface analysis, trans- +‎ sylvan +‎ -ia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtɹæn.səlˈveɪ.ni.ə/, /-.njə/ Rhymes: -eɪniə === Proper noun === Transylvania A historical region in western Romania. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== Transylvania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia