sàtrapa

See also: satrapa, Satrapa, and sátrapa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsa.tɾə.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈsa.tɾa.pa]

Noun

sàtrapa m (plural sàtrapes)

1. (history) satrap (governor of a Persian province)
2. (colloquial) person that governs in a despotic and arbitrary fashion, usually making ostentation of their power

Related terms

• satrapia

Further reading

• “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.