"Silvanus" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /sɪlˈveɪnəs/
Etymology: From Latin Silvanus, a Latin cognomen, from silva (“forest”). The name Silas, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinised as Silvanus by Paul. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Silvanus}} Latin Silvanus Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Silvanus
  1. (Roman mythology) A god of forests. Tags: Roman Categories (topical): Roman deities Translations (Roman god of forest): Silvano (Italian), Сильва́н (Silʹván) (english: cognate) [masculine] (Russian), Сильва́нус (Silʹvánus) [masculine, transliteration] (Russian), Силва́нус (Silvánus) [masculine, transliteration] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Silvanus-en-name-AxZthVSV Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'Roman god of forest': 79 7 14
  2. (biblical) A companion of Paul, also called Silas. Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (biblical character): Silvain (French), Σιλουανός (Silouanós) [masculine] (Greek), Silvano (Italian), Sauve [masculine] (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-Silvanus-en-name-ywSBsmlZ Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'biblical character': 5 88 7
  3. A male given name from Latin, more often spelled Sylvanus, but never popular in either form. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): Sylvain (French), Σιλουανός (Silouanós) [masculine] (Greek), Silvano (Italian), Silvan [masculine] (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-Silvanus-en-name-89Ac7K5H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 18 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 12 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 8 53 14 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 46 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 19 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 15 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 11 14 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Silvia, Sylvia, Silvius, sylph, sylvan, Sylvester, Selwyn, Silas

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /silˈu̯aː.nus/ [Classical-Latin], [s̠ɪɫ̪ˈu̯äːnʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /silˈva.nus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [silˈväːnus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From silva (“forest”) + -ānus (“from, of the”). The name Silas, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinised as Silvānus by Paul. Transliterated into Ancient Greek as Σιλουανός (Silouanós). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|silva|ānus|t1=forest|t2=from, of the}} silva (“forest”) + -ānus (“from, of the”), {{cog|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Silvānus<2.both>}} Silvānus m (genitive Silvānī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Silvānus<2.both>}} Forms: Silvānus [canonical, masculine], Silvānī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Silvānus [nominative, singular], Silvānī [nominative, plural], Silvānī [genitive, singular], Silvānōrum [genitive, plural], Silvānō [dative, singular], Silvānīs [dative, plural], Silvānum [accusative, singular], Silvānōs [accusative, plural], Silvānō [ablative, singular], Silvānīs [ablative, plural], Silvāne [singular, vocative], Silvānī [plural, vocative], Sylvanus [alternative]
  1. (religion) A deity presiding over woods and all places planted with trees, the god of woods. Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-Silvanus-la-name-WgjrY3iy Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. Silvanus; a Roman cognomen, or surname Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Roman deities Related terms: Silvāna, Silas, silva, silvanus
    Sense id: en-Silvanus-la-name-hmxbUs-M Disambiguation of Roman deities: 40 60 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -anus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 67 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -anus: 32 68

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Sylvia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Silvius"
    },
    {
      "word": "sylph"
    },
    {
      "word": "sylvan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sylvester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Selwyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Silas"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Roman deities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A god of forests."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Roman",
          "Roman"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ],
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Roman mythology) A god of forests."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Biblical characters"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A companion of Paul, also called Silas."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biblical",
          "Bible"
        ],
        [
          "Paul",
          "Paul"
        ],
        [
          "Silas",
          "Silas"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biblical) A companion of Paul, also called Silas."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Latin, more often spelled Sylvanus, but never popular in either form."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Sylvanus",
          "Sylvanus"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪlˈveɪnəs/"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Roman god of forest",
      "word": "Silvano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "cognate",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Silʹván",
      "sense": "Roman god of forest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Сильва́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Silʹvánus",
      "sense": "Roman god of forest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "transliteration"
      ],
      "word": "Сильва́нус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Silvánus",
      "sense": "Roman god of forest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "transliteration"
      ],
      "word": "Силва́нус"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Silvain"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Silouanós",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Σιλουανός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "word": "Silvano"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "biblical character",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sauve"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Sylvain"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Silouanós",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Σιλουανός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Silvano"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Silvan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Silvanus"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 3-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin proper nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -anus",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "la:Roman deities"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Macaca sylvanus",
            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Translingual: Macaca sylvanus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Translingual: Macaca sylvanus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Selwyn"
          },
          "expansion": "English: Selwyn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: Selwyn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "silva",
        "3": "ānus",
        "t1": "forest",
        "t2": "from, of the"
      },
      "expansion": "silva (“forest”) + -ānus (“from, of the”)",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From silva (“forest”) + -ānus (“from, of the”). The name Silas, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinised as Silvānus by Paul.\nTransliterated into Ancient Greek as Σιλουανός (Silouanós).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Silvānus",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Silvānī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sylvanus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Silvānus<2.both>"
      },
      "expansion": "Silvānus m (genitive Silvānī); second declension",
      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Silvānus<2.both>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Silvāna"
    },
    {
      "word": "Silas"
    },
    {
      "word": "silva"
    },
    {
      "word": "silvanus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A deity presiding over woods and all places planted with trees, the god of woods."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) A deity presiding over woods and all places planted with trees, the god of woods."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Silvanus; a Roman cognomen, or surname"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Silvanus",
          "Silvanus#English"
        ],
        [
          "cognomen",
          "cognomen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/silˈu̯aː.nus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[s̠ɪɫ̪ˈu̯äːnʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/silˈva.nus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[silˈväːnus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Silvanus"
}

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