adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
silviger
silviger (feminine silvigera, neuter silvigerum)
Classical[ˈsɪɫ.wɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈsil.vi.d͡ʒer]
Meaning
- adjectivebearing woods, wooded, woody
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er silviger | silvigera sylvigera | silvigerum sylvigerum |
| genitive | silvigerī sylvigerī | silvigerae sylvigerae | silvigerī sylvigerī |
| dative | silvigerō sylvigerō | silvigerae sylvigerae | silvigerō sylvigerō |
| accusative | silvigerum sylvigerum | silvigeram sylvigeram | silvigerum sylvigerum |
| ablative | silvigerō sylvigerō | silvigerā sylvigerā | silvigerō sylvigerō |
| vocative | silviger | silvigera sylvigera | silvigerum sylvigerum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | silvigerī sylvigerī | silvigerae sylvigerae | silvigera sylvigera |
| genitive | silvigerōrum sylvigerōrum | silvigerārum sylvigerārum | silvigerōrum sylvigerōrum |
| dative | silvigerīs sylvigerīs | silvigerīs sylvigerīs | silvigerīs sylvigerīs |
| accusative | silvigerōs sylvigerōs | silvigerās sylvigerās | silvigera sylvigera |
| ablative | silvigerīs sylvigerīs | silvigerīs sylvigerīs | silvigerīs sylvigerīs |
| vocative | silvigerī sylvigerī | silvigerae sylvigerae | silvigera sylvigera |
silvĭger (sylv-), gĕra, gĕrum, adj. silva-gero,
I. bearing woods, wooded, woody (very rare):
montes, Plin. 31, 3, 26, § 43: DEVS, a sylvan deity, Inscr. Orell. 1488 (perhaps spurious).Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*sel-der.?
- Latinsilviger
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin -ger Latin silviger From silva (“forest”) + -ger (“bearing”).