satíra
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Latin satira, from earlier satura, from lanx satura (“full dish”), from feminine of satur. Altered in Latin by influence of Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos, “satyr”), on the mistaken notion that the form is related to the Greek σατυρικόν δράμα (saturikón dráma, “satyr drama”).
Noun
editsatíra f (genitive singular satíru, nominative plural satírur)
- satire
- Synonym: háðsádeila
Declension
editdeclension of satíra
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | satíra | satíran | satírur | satírurnar |
accusative | satíru | satíruna | satírur | satírurnar |
dative | satíru | satírunni | satírum | satírunum |
genitive | satíru | satírunnar | satíra | satíranna |
Further reading
edit- “satíra” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)