satrapa
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satrapa m anim
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Latin edit
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.tra.pa/, [ˈs̠ät̪räpä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.tra.pa/, [ˈsäːt̪räpä]
Noun edit
satrapa m (genitive satrapae); first declension
- A satrap; a governor of a province, a viceroy among the Persians.
- (Medieval Latin, by extension) Any barbarian ruler.
- 9th or 10th century, uncertain author, Waltharius lines 371 and 1126:
- c. 1200, Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum, book 1 chapter 3.2:
- In quo annorum uirtutisque procursu ob Aluildam, quam summe pulchritudinis intuitu postulabat, cum Scato, Allemanie satrapa, eiusdem puelle competitore, Theotonum Danorumque exercitu inspectante ex prouocationa dimicauit ...
- As [Skioldus'] age and virtue increased, he, as he sought the hand of Alvild in view of her great beauty, challenged his rival suitor Skat, the ruler of the Alemanni, to single combat before the eyes of the Teutonic and Danish armies ...
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | satrapa | satrapae |
Genitive | satrapae | satrapārum |
Dative | satrapae | satrapīs |
Accusative | satrapam | satrapās |
Ablative | satrapā | satrapīs |
Vocative | satrapa | satrapae |
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References edit
- satrapa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin satrapa (“governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan- (literally “kingdom-protector”).
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Noun edit
satrapa m pers (female equivalent satrapka)
- (historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province)
- despot, tyrant (oppressive and harsh person)
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Declension of satrapa
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