sylvain

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sil.vɛ̃/

Adjective

sylvain (feminine sylvaine, masculine plural sylvains, feminine plural sylvaines)

(literary) that lives the forest, sylvan
of or from Forest-l'Abbaye

Noun

sylvain m (plural sylvains)

Any of a number of butterflies, especially some species of admiral
(Roman mythology) a minor deity of forest, a sylvan

Further reading

“sylvain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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