Transsilvania
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From trans- (“across”) + silvānus (“forest”, relational adjective) + -ia (abstract noun suffix), a calque of Old Hungarian Erdeuelu, from erdő (“forest”) + elü, elv (“region beyond”), modern Hungarian Erdély.
Proper noun edit
Trānssilvānia f sg (genitive Trānssilvāniae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Transylvania
- Synonyms: Ultra Silvam, Septemcastra, Erdēlia
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Trānssilvānia |
| Genitive | Trānssilvāniae |
| Dative | Trānssilvāniae |
| Accusative | Trānssilvāniam |
| Ablative | Trānssilvāniā |
| Vocative | Trānssilvānia |
Descendants edit
- Asturian: Transilvania
- Catalan: Transsilvània
- French: Transylvanie
- Galician: Transilvania
- Italian: Transilvania
- Portuguese: Transilvânia
- Romanian: Transilvania
- Sicilian: Transilvania
- Spanish: Transilvania