LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

silvāticus

silvāticus (feminine silvātica, neuter silvāticum)
Classical[sɪɫˈwaː.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[silˈvaː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof the woods, sylvan
  2. adjectivewild (not domesticated or farmed)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesilvāticussilvātica
sylvātica
silvāticum
sylvāticum
genitivesilvāticī
sylvāticī
silvāticae
sylvāticae
silvāticī
sylvāticī
dativesilvāticō
sylvāticō
silvāticae
sylvāticae
silvāticō
sylvāticō
accusativesilvāticum
sylvāticum
silvāticam
sylvāticam
silvāticum
sylvāticum
ablativesilvāticō
sylvāticō
silvāticā
sylvāticā
silvāticō
sylvāticō
vocativesilvātice
sylvātice
silvātica
sylvātica
silvāticum
sylvāticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesilvāticī
sylvāticī
silvāticae
sylvāticae
silvātica
sylvātica
genitivesilvāticōrum
sylvāticōrum
silvāticārum
sylvāticārum
silvāticōrum
sylvāticōrum
dativesilvāticīs
sylvāticīs
silvāticīs
sylvāticīs
silvāticīs
sylvāticīs
accusativesilvāticōs
sylvāticōs
silvāticās
sylvāticās
silvātica
sylvātica
ablativesilvāticīs
sylvāticīs
silvāticīs
sylvāticīs
silvāticīs
sylvāticīs
vocativesilvāticī
sylvāticī
silvāticae
sylvāticae
silvātica
sylvātica

silvātĭcus (sylv-), a, um, adj. id..
I. Of or belonging to a wood or to trees, wood-: falces, Cato, R. R. 11, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 5.—
II. Transf., of plants and animals, growing or running wild, wild: laurus, mala, pirus. etc., Cato, R. R. 8, 2; 143, 3: pirus, Varr. R. R. 1, 40, 5: sus, id. ap. Non. 555, 31; Pall. Aug. 8, 5: mus, Plin. 30, 8, 22, § 70.

Origins

From silva (“woods, forest”) + -āticus (“pertaining to”).

Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanselvatge
  • Italianselvaggiofrom Old Occitan selvatge
  • Portugueseselvagemfrom Old Occitan selvatge
  • Catalansalvatge
  • Spanishsalvajefrom Catalan salvatge
  • Englishsalvagefrom Catalan salvatge
  • Occitansauvatgefrom Old Occitan sauvatge
  • Occitansalvatgefrom Old Occitan sauvatge
  • Tagalogsalbahefrom Catalan salvatge
  • Old Galician-Portuguesesalvagefrom Old Occitan sauvatge
Italo-Romance
  • Italianselvatico
  • Catalanselvàticfrom Italian selvatico
  • Portugueseselváticofrom Italian selvatico
  • Spanishselváticofrom Italian selvatico
  • Italiansalvatico
  • Venetanselvadego
  • Tuscansalváddəgə
Borrowings
  • Englishsylvatic
  • Englishsilvatic
  • Portuguesesilvático
  • Spanishsilvático
Balkan Romance
  • Romaniansălbatic
  • Romaniansălbatec
  • Megleno-Romaniansălbatic
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchsauvagefrom Old French sauvage
  • Englishsavagefrom Old French sauvage
  • Champenoissauvaigefrom Old French sauvage
  • Champenoissauvadefrom Old French sauvage
  • Normansauvagefrom Old French sauvage
  • Scotssavagefrom Old French sauvage
North Italian
  • Romanshselvadi
  • Emiliansalvâdg
  • Emiliansalvadg
  • Friuliansalvadi
  • Liguriansalvaigo
  • Lombardsalbego
  • Piedmontesesarvai
  • Piedmonteseservai
  • Piedmontesesalvaic
  • Romagnolsalbedg

In English words that came into English from silvāticus

  • savagesalvāticus
  • sylvaticsylvāticus
  • salvage*salvāticus

Quick answers

What does silvāticus mean in Latin?
silvāticus, a adjective, means “of the woods, sylvan; wild (not domesticated or farmed)”.
How do you pronounce silvāticus?
In classical Latin, [sɪɫˈwaː.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [silˈvaː.ti.kus].
Which English words come from silvāticus?
English words that go back to Latin silvāticus include savage, sylvatic and salvage.