Sátan

See also: satan, Satan, sátán, Sátán, Satán, Satàn, and Satān

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sátán, from Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (Śāṭān, “adversary, accuser”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɑːʰtan/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑːʰtan
• Homophone: sátan

Proper noun

Sátan (genitive Sátans)

1. (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Satan, supreme evil spirit of Abrahamic religions.

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Sátan
Accusative	Sátan
Dative	Sátani
Genitive	Sátans

Derived terms

• sátanskur

Irish

Alternative forms

• Satán

Etymology

From Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (Śāṭān, “adversary, accuser”).

Proper noun

Sátan m (genitive Sátain)

1. (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Satan

Declension

Declension of Sátan

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Sátan Vocative a Shátain Genitive Sátain Dative Sátan

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Sátan Genitive an tSátain Dative leis an Sátan don Sátan

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Sátan	Shátan after an, tSátan	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Sátan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Sátan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Sátan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024