Latin word "Transylvania" meaning "across the woods"
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The Latin word "Transylvania" is a historical toponym meaning "across the woods" or "beyond the forest," traditionally used to denote a region lying beyond a significant woodland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Transylvania | 0 |
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Latin toponym
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place name ⓘ |
| category |
Latin geographical name
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Latin toponym formed with trans- ⓘ |
| denotesRegion | land beyond the forest ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
-ia
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silva ⓘ trans ⓘ |
| function | to describe a region situated beyond a forested area ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literalGloss | on the other side of the forest ⓘ |
| meaning |
across the woods
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beyond the forest ⓘ |
| morphologicalStructure | trans + silva + -nia/-ia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Latin noun silva
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Latin preposition trans ⓘ |
| semanticType | topographic name ⓘ |
| silvaMeaning | forest ⓘ |
| silvaMeaning | wood ⓘ |
| suffixFunction | forms place name ⓘ |
| transMeaning |
across
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beyond ⓘ |
| usedAs | name of a region beyond a significant woodland ⓘ |
| usedIn | Medieval Latin documents ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Transylvania County, North Carolina
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Latin word "Transylvania" meaning "across the woods"
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