satyr

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English

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Statue of a satyr by Praxiteles
A specimen of Andromeda satyr (Cithaerias andromeda).

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Etymology

From French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

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Noun

satyr (plural satyrs)

  1. (Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.
    • 1637, John Milton, Lycidas:
      Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, / From the glad sound would not be absent long.
      male variation of nymphs
  2. (Roman mythology) Synonym of faun
  3. (by extension) A lecherous man.
  4. Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
  5. (obsolete) The orangutan.

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaː.tir/, /ˈsaː.tər/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧tyr

Noun

satyr m (plural satyrs, diminutive satyrtje n)

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) satyr, faun

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Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.tɘr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɘr
  • Syllabification: sa‧tyr

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

Noun

satyr m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) satyr
  2. satyr (lecherous man)
Declension
Declension of satyr
singular plural
nominative satyr satyrowie
genitive satyra satyrów
dative satyrowi satyrom
accusative satyra satyrów
instrumental satyrem satyrami
locative satyrze satyrach
vocative satyrze satyrowie
Derived terms
adjective

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

satyr f

  1. genitive plural of satyra

Further reading

  • satyr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • satyr in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

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Noun

satyr c

  1. (Greek mythology) a satyr
  2. a satyr (lecherous (older) man)

Declension

Declension of satyr 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative satyr satyren satyrer satyrerna
Genitive satyrs satyrens satyrers satyrernas

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