LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

silvicola

silvicola m or f (genitive silvicolae)
Classical[sɪɫˈwɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[silˈviː.ko.la]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculinesylvan, living in a forest

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesilvicolasilvicolae
genitivesilvicolaesilvicolārum
dativesilvicolaesilvicolīs
accusativesilvicolamsilvicolās
ablativesilvicolāsilvicolīs
vocativesilvicolasilvicolae

silvĭcŏla (sylv-), ae, comm. silvacolo,
I. inhabiting woods, sylvan (poet.): silvicolae homones, Naev. B. Pun. 2, 17: viri, Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 34: Faunus, Verg. A. 10, 551: Pales, Ov. F. 4, 746.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sel-der.?
  2. Latinsilvicola

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola Latin silvicola From silva (“woods”, “forest”) + -cola (“-inhabitor”).

Quick answers

What does silvicola mean in Latin?
silvicola, a noun, means “sylvan, living in a forest”.
What is the genitive of silvicola?
The genitive singular is silvicolae. silvicola is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce silvicola?
In classical Latin, [sɪɫˈwɪ.kɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [silˈviː.ko.la].
Where does silvicola come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.? → Latin silvicola.