Transsilvania

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Trānssilvānia f sg (genitive Trānssilvāniae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Transylvania
    Synonyms: Ultra Silvam, Septemcastra, Erdēlia

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Trānssilvānia
Genitive Trānssilvāniae
Dative Trānssilvāniae
Accusative Trānssilvāniam
Ablative Trānssilvāniā
Vocative Trānssilvānia

Descendants

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