What does silvester mean in Latin?

silvester, a adjective, means “wooded; woodland; wild, untamed”.

How do you pronounce silvester?

In classical Latin, [sɪɫˈwɛs.tɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [silˈvɛs.ter].

Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.? → Latin silvester.

adjectivethird-declension three-termination adjective

silvester (feminine silvestris, neuter silvestre)

Classical[sɪɫˈwɛs.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[silˈvɛs.ter]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	silvester	silvestris sylvestris	silvestre sylvestre
genitive	silvestris sylvestris	silvestris sylvestris	silvestris sylvestris
dative	silvestrī sylvestrī	silvestrī sylvestrī	silvestrī sylvestrī
accusative	silvestrem sylvestrem	silvestrem sylvestrem	silvestre sylvestre
ablative	silvestrī sylvestrī	silvestrī sylvestrī	silvestrī sylvestrī
vocative	silvester	silvestris sylvestris	silvestre sylvestre

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	silvestrēs sylvestrēs	silvestrēs sylvestrēs	silvestria sylvestria
genitive	silvestrium sylvestrium	silvestrium sylvestrium	silvestrium sylvestrium
dative	silvestribus sylvestribus	silvestribus sylvestribus	silvestribus sylvestribus
accusative	silvestrīs silvestrēs, sylvestrēs, sylvestrīs	silvestrīs silvestrēs, sylvestrēs, sylvestrīs	silvestria sylvestria
ablative	silvestribus sylvestribus	silvestribus sylvestribus	silvestribus sylvestribus
vocative	silvestrēs sylvestrēs	silvestrēs sylvestrēs	silvestria sylvestria

Latin terrestris Latin ester Latin silvester From silva + ester.

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