Sylvia
See also: Sylvía
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from silvia (“woodland sprite”), from Latin silva (“wood, forest”).
Proper noun
Sylvia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sylviidae – the typical warblers, now subject to substantial taxonomic revision of its constituent species.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Passeriformes - order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Sylvioidea - superfamily; Sylviidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sylvia atricapilla (Eurasian blackcap) - type species; Sylvia althaea (Hume's whitethroat, now sometimes Curruca althaea), Sylvia balearica (Balearic warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus balearicus), Sylvia boehmi (banded parisoma, now sometimes Curruca boehmi), Sylvia borin (garden warbler), Sylvia buryi (Yemen warbler, now sometimes Curruca buryo), Sylvia cantillans (western subalpine warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus cantillans), Sylvia communis (common whitethroat, now sometimes Melizophilus communis), Sylvia conspicillata (spectacled warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus conspicillatus or Curruca conspicillata), Sylvia crassirostris (eastern Orphean warbler, now sometimes Curruca crassirostris), Sylvia curruca (lesser whitethroat, now sometimes Curruca curruca), Sylvia deserti (African desert warbler, now sometimes Atraphornis deserti), Sylvia deserticola (Tristram's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus deserticola), Sylvia dohrni (Dohrn's thrush-babbler), Sylvia hortensis (western Orphean warbler, now sometimes Curruca hortensis), Sylvia layardi (Layard's warbler, now sometimes Curruca layardi), Sylvia leucomelaena (Arabian warbler, now sometimes Curruca leucomelaena), Sylvia lugens (brown warbler, now sometimes Curruca lugens), Sylvia melanocephala (Sardinian warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus melanocephalus), Sylvia melanothorax (Cyprus warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus melanothoraz), Sylvia minula (desert whitethroat, now sometimes Curruca minula), Sylvia mystacea (Menetries's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus mystaceus), Sylvia nana (Asian desert warbler, now sometimes Atraphornis nana), Sylvia nisoria (barred warbler, now sometimes Curruca nisoria), Sylvia ruppeli (Rüppell's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus ruppeli), Sylvia sarda (Marmora's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus sardus), Sylvia subalpina (Moltoni's warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus subalpina), Sylvia subcaerulea (chestnut-vented warbler, now sometimes Curruca subcaerulea), Sylvia undata (Dartford warbler, now sometimes Melizophilus undatus) - selected other species (Some species recently allocated to Sylvia are omitted.)
See also
- Corruca
Further reading
Sylvia (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sylvia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Sylvia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Sylvia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Sylvia at AnimalBase
- Sylvia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Sylvia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sylvia at World Register of Marine Species
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
Feminine form of a Medieval form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”). In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. 6th-century saint Silvia was the mother of the pope Gregory the Great.
Proper noun
Sylvia
- (Roman mythology) Short for Princess Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
- (astronomy) 87 Sylvia, a main belt asteroid; named for Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.
- A female given name from Latin, 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, […]
- 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber 1933, page 91 ("Girls' Names")
Related terms
- Silvanus
- Silvius
- sylvan (see for more terms)
- Sylvester
Translations
Anagrams
- Vasily
Danish
Proper noun
Sylvia
- a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia
Faroese
Proper noun
Sylvia f
- 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/, [ˈs̠ylʋiɑ]
- Rhymes: -ylʋiɑ
- Syllabification(key): Syl‧vi‧a
Proper noun
Sylvia
- a female given name
- 1986, Eila Pennanen, Santalahden aika, WSOY, →ISBN, 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.- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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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 | |
| Possessive forms of Sylvia (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Sylviani | Sylviamme |
| 2nd person | Sylviasi | Sylvianne |
| 3rd person | Sylviansa | |
Related terms
- Silva
- Sylvi
French
Etymology
From Latin Silvia. A Latinate variant of Sylvie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sil.vja/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Sylvia f
- a female given name
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Sylvia
- a female given name, variant of Silvia
Norwegian
Proper noun
Sylvia
- a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia
Related terms
- Sylvi, Sølvi
Portuguese
Proper noun
Sylvia f
- a female given name, variant of Sílvia
Swedish
Proper noun
Sylvia c (genitive Sylvias)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia