# Sylvia
## Translingual
### Etymology

New Latin, from silvia (“woodland sprite”), from Latin silva (“wood, forest”).

### Proper noun

Sylvia f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Sylviidae – 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.)

### Further reading

* Sylvia (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Sylvia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category: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
### 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
* 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.

#### 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
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin Silvia. Cognate with English Sylvia and Silvia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsylʋiɑ/, [ˈs̠ylʋiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ylʋiɑ
* Hyphenation: Syl‧via

### 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.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.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sylvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sylviani
Sylviani
accusative
nom.
Sylviani
Sylviani
gen.
Sylviani
genitive
Sylviani
Sylvioideni Sylvioitteni Sylviaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Sylviaani
Sylvioitani
inessive
Sylviassani
Sylvioissani
elative
Sylviastani
Sylvioistani
illative
Sylviaani
Sylvioihini
adessive
Sylviallani
Sylvioillani
ablative
Sylvialtani
Sylvioiltani
allative
Sylvialleni
Sylvioilleni
essive
Sylvianani
Sylvioinani
translative
Sylviakseni
Sylvioikseni
abessive
Sylviattani
Sylvioittani
instructive
comitative
—Sylvioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sylviasi
Sylviasi
accusative
nom.
Sylviasi
Sylviasi
gen.
Sylviasi
genitive
Sylviasi
Sylvioidesi Sylvioittesi Sylviaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Sylviaasi
Sylvioitasi
inessive
Sylviassasi
Sylvioissasi
elative
Sylviastasi
Sylvioistasi
illative
Sylviaasi
Sylvioihisi
adessive
Sylviallasi
Sylvioillasi
ablative
Sylvialtasi
Sylvioiltasi
allative
Sylviallesi
Sylvioillesi
essive
Sylvianasi
Sylvioinasi
translative
Sylviaksesi
Sylvioiksesi
abessive
Sylviattasi
Sylvioittasi
instructive
comitative
—Sylvioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sylviamme
Sylviamme
accusative
nom.
Sylviamme
Sylviamme
gen.
Sylviamme
genitive
Sylviamme
Sylvioidemme Sylvioittemme Sylviaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Sylviaamme
Sylvioitamme
inessive
Sylviassamme
Sylvioissamme
elative
Sylviastamme
Sylvioistamme
illative
Sylviaamme
Sylvioihimme
adessive
Sylviallamme
Sylvioillamme
ablative
Sylvialtamme
Sylvioiltamme
allative
Sylviallemme
Sylvioillemme
essive
Sylvianamme
Sylvioinamme
translative
Sylviaksemme
Sylvioiksemme
abessive
Sylviattamme
Sylvioittamme
instructive
comitative
—Sylvioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sylvianne
Sylvianne
accusative
nom.
Sylvianne
Sylvianne
gen.
Sylvianne
genitive
Sylvianne
Sylvioidenne Sylvioittenne Sylviainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Sylviaanne
Sylvioitanne
inessive
Sylviassanne
Sylvioissanne
elative
Sylviastanne
Sylvioistanne
illative
Sylviaanne
Sylvioihinne
adessive
Sylviallanne
Sylvioillanne
ablative
Sylvialtanne
Sylvioiltanne
allative
Sylviallenne
Sylvioillenne
essive
Sylviananne
Sylvioinanne
translative
Sylviaksenne
Sylvioiksenne
abessive
Sylviattanne
Sylvioittanne
instructive
comitative
—Sylvioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sylviansa
Sylviansa
accusative
nom.
Sylviansa
Sylviansa
gen.
Sylviansa
genitive
Sylviansa
Sylvioidensa Sylvioittensa Sylviainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Sylviaansa
Sylvioitaan Sylvioitansa
inessive
Sylviassaan Sylviassansa
Sylvioissaan Sylvioissansa
elative
Sylviastaan Sylviastansa
Sylvioistaan Sylvioistansa
illative
Sylviaansa
Sylvioihinsa
adessive
Sylviallaan Sylviallansa
Sylvioillaan Sylvioillansa
ablative
Sylvialtaan Sylvialtansa
Sylvioiltaan Sylvioiltansa
allative
Sylvialleen Sylviallensa
Sylvioilleen Sylvioillensa
essive
Sylvianaan Sylvianansa
Sylvioinaan Sylvioinansa
translative
Sylviakseen Sylviaksensa
Sylvioikseen Sylvioiksensa
abessive
Sylviattaan Sylviattansa
Sylvioittaan Sylvioittansa
instructive
comitative
—Sylvioineen Sylvioinensa :

#### Related terms

* Silva
* Sylvi

#### Statistics

* 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
### Etymology

From Latin Silvia. A Latinate variant of Sylvie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sylvia c (genitive Sylvias)
* a female given name, equivalent to English Silvia