silvestris

Latin

Alternative forms

• sylvestris

Etymology

From silva.

Adjective

silvestris m and f, silvestre n; third declension

1. Of or pertaining to a forest or wood
2. forested, wooded, overgrown with trees
3. rural, wild, living in forests

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	silvestris	silvestre		silvestrēs	silvestria
genitive	silvestris	silvestris		silvestrium	silvestrium
dative	silvestrī	silvestrī		silvestribus	silvestribus
accusative	silvestrem	silvestre		silvestrēs	silvestria
ablative	silvestrī	silvestrī		silvestribus	silvestribus
vocative	silvestris	silvestre		silvestrēs	silvestria

Derived terms

silva silvēscō silvestria

silvicola silvicultrīx silvōsus

Descendants

• Italian: silvestre, salvastrella
• Portuguese: silvestre
• Spanish: silvestre

See also

• silvestrii