LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Sīla

Sīla f sg (genitive Sīlae)
Classical[ˈsiː.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.la]

Meaning

  1. a forest in southern Bruttium, modern Calabria region, Italy, that provided pitch and timber

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSīla—
genitiveSīlae—
dativeSīlae—
accusativeSīlam—
ablativeSīlā—
vocativeSīla—

Sīla, ae, f.,
I. a large forest in the country of the Bruttii, which yielded great quantities of pitch, Cic. Brut. 22, 85; Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 12, 715 (H. 4, 7 Dietsch); Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 74; Verg. G. 3, 219; id. A. 12, 715.—Hence, Sīlānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the forest of Sila: caseus, Cassiod. Var. 12, 12.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySilaSila (ἡ Σίλα: Sila) was the name given in ancient times to a part of the Apennines in the S. of Bruttium, which were clothed with dense forests, and f…

Quick answers

What does Sīla mean in Latin?
Sīla, a proper noun, means “a forest in southern Bruttium, modern Calabria region, Italy, that provided pitch and timber”.
What is the genitive of Sīla?
The genitive singular is Sīlae. Sīla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Sīla?
In classical Latin, [ˈsiː.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiː.la].