proper noun · femininefirst declension
Trānssilvānia
Trānssilvānia f sg (genitive Trānssilvāniae)
Ecclesiastical[trans.silˈvaː.ni.a]
Meaning
- Medieval LatinNew LatinTransylvania (a historical region in western Romania)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Trānssilvānia | — |
| genitive | Trānssilvāniae Trānssylvāniae | — |
| dative | Trānssilvāniae Trānssylvāniae | — |
| accusative | Trānssilvāniam Trānssylvāniam | — |
| ablative | Trānssilvāniā | — |
| vocative | Trānssilvānia | — |
Origins
From trans- (“across”) + silvānus (“forest”, relational adjective) + -ia (abstract noun suffix), a calque of Old Hungarian Erdeuelu, from erdő (“forest”) + elv/elü (“region beyond”), modern Hungarian Erdély.
Descendants
- CatalanTranssilvània
- EnglishTranssilvania
- EnglishTranssylvania
- EnglishTransylvania
- GermanTranssilvanien
- GermanTranssylvanien
- ItalianTransilvania
- FrenchTranssilvaniefrom Middle French Transsilvanie
- FrenchTranssylvaniefrom Middle French Transsilvanie
- FrenchTransylvaniefrom Middle French Transsilvanie