sàtrapa
Catalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin satrapēs (“governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan- (literally “kingdom-protector”), which is cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā); see there for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsàtrapa m (plural sàtrapes)
- (history) satrap (governor of a Persian province)
- (colloquial) person that governs in a despotic and arbitrary fashion, usually making ostentation of their power
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “sàtrapa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “sàtrapa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sàtrapa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “sàtrapa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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