sylvan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin sylvanus, possibly via Middle French sylvain, from Latin silvanus, cognate with Latin Silvānus (“Roman god of the woods”), from silva (“forest”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel-, *swel- (“beam, board, frame, threshold”). The ⟨y⟩ in sylvanus and its descendants is due to influence from Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood, matter”), transliterated in the Latin style as hyle. Analysable as sylva (“silva”) +‎ -an. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: sĭl'vən, IPA(key): /ˈsɪl.vən/ Rhymes: -ɪlvən Hyphenation: syl‧van === Adjective === sylvan (comparative more sylvan, superlative most sylvan) Pertaining to the forest, or woodlands. Residing in a forest or wood. Wooded, or covered in forest. ==== Alternative forms ==== silvan ==== Synonyms ==== (of or like a forest): forestlike, foresty (of or like a grove): grovy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== arboreal nemorous === Noun === sylvan (plural sylvans) One who resides in the woods. (mythology) A fabled deity of the wood; a faun, a satyr.