satrapa
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Czech
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Pronunciation
Noun
satrapa m anim
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Further reading
- “satrapa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “satrapa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Latin
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsa.tra.pa/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.tra.pa/,
Noun
satrapa m (genitive satrapae); first declension
- A satrap; a governor of a province, a viceroy among the Persians.
- (Medieval Latin, by extension) Any barbarian ruler.
- 9th or 10th century, uncertain author, Waltharius lines 371 and 1126:
- Tristior immensis satrapae clamoribus inquit ...
- Sorrowfully she, with boundless cries, spoke to the ruler ...
- Laudat consilium satrapa et complectitur illum ...
- The ruler praised the plan, and embraced him ...
- c. 1200, Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum, book 1 chapter 3.2:
- In quo annorum uirtutisque procursu ob Aluildam, quam summe pulchritudinis intuitu postulabat, cum Scato, Allemanie satrapa, eiusdem puelle competitore, Theotonum Danorumque exercitu inspectante ex prouocationa dimicauit ...
- As age and virtue increased, he, as he sought the hand of Alvild in view of her great beauty, challenged his rival suitor Skat, the ruler of the Alemanni, to single combat before the eyes of the Teutonic and Danish armies ...
- 9th or 10th century, uncertain author, Waltharius lines 371 and 1126:
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | satrapa | satrapae |
| genitive | satrapae | satrapārum |
| dative | satrapae | satrapīs |
| accusative | satrapam | satrapās |
| ablative | satrapā | satrapīs |
| vocative | satrapa | satrapae |
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References
- satrapa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin satrapa (“governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan- (literally “kingdom-protector”).
Pronunciation
Noun
satrapa m pers (female equivalent satrapka)
- (historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province)
- despot, tyrant (oppressive and harsh person)
Declension
Declension of satrapa
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