σατύριον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σάτυρος (sáturos, satyre) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σᾰτῠ́ρῐον (sătŭ́rĭonn (genitive σᾰτῠρῐ́ου); second declension

  1. man orchid (Orchis anthropophora)
  2. kind of shrew

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: satyrion
  • Latin: satyrion
  • Spanish: satirión

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