sylvain

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sil.vɛ̃/

Adjective

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

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

Noun

sylvain m (plural sylvains)

1. Any of a number of butterflies, especially some species of admiral
2. (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.