satan

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

English

Etymology 1

See Satan: from Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (Sātān, “adversary, accuser”).

Noun

satan (plural satans)

1. Alternative form of Satan (especially in the sense "a demon follower of Satan; a fallen angel").
   • 1993, Jacob Lassner, Demonizing the Queen of Sheba, page 199:

     According to Wahb b. Munnabih, Muhammad b. Ka‘b, and other authorities: Solomon was led to this [test of her intelligence] because the satans feared that he would marry her and make her desirous of having his offspring. She would then disclose to him the secrets of the jinn, and they would never rid themselves of their subservience to Solomon and his offspring to follow.

   • 2004, Mark Allan Powell, “6: Satan and the Demons”, in Kathleen E. Corley, Robert L. Webb, editors, Jesus and Mel Gibson′s The Passion of the Christ: The Film, the Gospels and the Claims of History, page 72:

     He tells them to go away, calling them ‘You little satans!’ and then the children′s faces become ghoulish and they begin snapping at him, trying to bite him. A short time later, we see Judas being chased by about a dozen of these children; he falls and they kick and hit him. Twice, we see the figure of Satan (recognizable from the opening scene) standing among the demon-children.

Etymology 2

Noun

satan (plural satans)

1. Obsolete form of satin.

Anagrams

• Santa, antas, asant, naats, taans, tanas

Azerbaijani

Participle

satan

1. subject non-past participle of satmaq

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsatan]

Noun

satan m anim (feminine satanice)

1. Satan (supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions)
2. wild person
3. evil person
4. a certain mushroom

Declension

Declension of satan (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	satan	satani
genitive	satana	satanů
dative	satanovi, satanu	satanům
accusative	satana	satany
vocative	satane	satani
locative	satanovi, satanu	satanech
instrumental	satanem	satany

Derived terms

• satanáš
• satánek

 

See also

• čert
• ďas
• ďábel
• Satan

 

Further reading

• satan in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• satan in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• satan in Internetová jazyková příručka

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsatan]
• Rhymes: -atan
• Hyphenation: sa‧tan

Adjective

satan

1. accusative singular of sata

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.tɑ̃/

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Noun

satan m (plural satans)

1. Alternative form of Satan

Further reading

• “satan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Satan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːtan/

Noun

satan

1. bastard; sly person

Interjection

satan

1. (vulgar) fuck; shit

   Satan! Det gjer vondt! ― Fuck! This hurts!

   Satan då!

   Holy shit!

   Fuck this!

Romanian

Noun

satan m (plural satani)

1. Alternative form of satană

Declension

Declension of satan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) satan	satanul	(niște) satani	satanii
genitive/dative	(unui) satan	satanului	(unor) satani	satanilor
vocative	satanule		satanilor

Slovak

Etymology 1

Derived from Ecclesiastical Latin satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), Σατᾶν (Satân) from Hebrew שָׂטָן (śāṭān, “adversary, accuser”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.tan]
• Rhymes: -an, -tan
• Hyphenation: sa‧tan

Noun

satan m anim (genitive singular satana, nominative plural satani, declension pattern of chlap)

1. Satan, the Devil, the supreme evil spirit, who rules Hell
2. (expressive, derogatory) a person or animal regarded as particularly malignant, detestable, or evil

Declension

Declension of satan

	singular	plural
nominative	satan	satani
genitive	satana	satanov
dative	satanovi	satanom
accusative	satana	satanov
locative	satanovi	satanoch
instrumental	satanom	satanmi

Alternative forms

• satanáš m

Related terms

• satanista m, satanistka f, satanistický, satanizmus m
• satanský, satansky
• satanstvo n

 

Etymology 2

Shortening of the taxonomic name hríb satanský, a calque of the species name Rubroboletus satanas. See satan, etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.tan]
• Rhymes: -an, -tan
• Hyphenation: sa‧tan

Noun

satan m inan (genitive singular satana, nominative plural satany, declension pattern of dub)

1. (colloquial) a poisonous fungus of the bolete family, Rubroboletus satanas (earlier: Boletus satanas), with a pale cap and a red-patterned stem

   Synonym: (taxonomic name) hríb satanský

Declension

Declension of satan

	singular	plural
nominative	satan	satany
genitive	satana	satanov
dative	satanu	satanom
accusative	satan	satany
locative	satane	satanoch
instrumental	satanom	satanmi

Related terms

• hríb
• satanský

 

Further reading

• “satan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːˌtan/

Proper noun

satan c (genitive satans)

1. the devil

Usage notes

Traditionally not capitalized.

Derived terms

• av bara satan

 

Related terms

• satanisk
• satanism
• satanist
• satanistisk
• satanskult

 

References

• On capitalization, from TT

Interjection

satan

1. (vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc. A swear word.

   Synonym: (jocular) satan i gatan

   Satan också! ― Damnit!

   Sluta föra sånt satans oväsen! ― Stop being so bloody noisy!

   Spelet är svårt som satan ― The game is hard as hell

References

• satan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• satan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• satan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• anats, ansat, antas