satan

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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.

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Azerbaijani

Participle

satan

  1. subject non-past participle of satmaq

Czech

Pronunciation

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

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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

Adjective

satan

  1. accusative singular of sata

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.tɑ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

satan m (plural satans)

  1. Alternative form of Satan

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Satan.

Pronunciation

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

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Slovak

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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
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References

  1. ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “satan”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 522

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

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Proper noun

satan c (genitive satans)

  1. the devil

Usage notes

Traditionally not capitalized.

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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 satanThe game is hard as hell

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