Sylvia
See also: Sylvía
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, from silvia (“woodland sprite”), from Latin silva (“wood, forest”).
Proper noun
editSylvia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sylviidae – typical warblers, now subject to substantial taxonomic revision of its constituent species.
Hypernyms
edit- (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
edit- (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
editFurther reading
edit- 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 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
editEtymology
editFeminine 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
editSylvia
- A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.
- 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91:
- What lovely names for girls there are!
There's Stella like the Evening Star,
And Sylvia like a rustling tree, […]
- A minor city in Reno County, Kansas, United States.
- (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.
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editTranslations
editTranslations
Anagrams
editDanish
editProper noun
editSylvia
- a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia
Faroese
editProper noun
editSylvia f
- a female given name
Usage notes
editMatronymics
- son of Sylvia: Sylviuson
- daughter of Sylvia: Sylviudóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Sylvia |
Accusative | Sylviu |
Dative | Sylviu |
Genitive | Sylviu |
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Silvia. Cognate with English Sylvia and Silvia.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSylvia
- 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.- Sylvi had changed her name to Sylvia, when Arttu had acquired the factory and they had moved here.
Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia's song, that was one of Topelius's poems, but Sylvi, I mean Sylvia thought Sylvia sounded better than just Sylvi. Hilma kindly agreed to call her Sylvia.
- Sylvi had changed her name to Sylvia, when Arttu had acquired the factory and they had moved here.
Declension
editInflection of Sylvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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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 Sylviain rare | |
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 | |
abessive | Sylviatta | Sylvioitta | |
instructive | — | Sylvioin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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editStatistics
edit- Sylvia is the 511th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 655 female individuals (and as a middle name to 4,951 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
French
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Silvia. A Latinate variant of Sylvie.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSylvia f
- a female given name
German
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editSylvia
- a female given name, variant of Silvia
Norwegian
editProper noun
editSylvia
- a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia
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editPortuguese
editProper noun
editSylvia f
- a female given name, variant of Sílvia
Swedish
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editSylvia c (genitive Sylvias)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia
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