satyrus

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sculptūra caelāta satyrī (carved relief of a satyr)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

Pronunciation

Noun

satyrus m (genitive satyrī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) satyr, faun
    Satyrus saltaverat.The satyr danced.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative satyrus satyrī
genitive satyrī satyrōrum
dative satyrō satyrīs
accusative satyrum satyrōs
ablative satyrō satyrīs
vocative satyre satyrī

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

satyrus (feminine satyra, neuter satyrum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) satyr-like

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • satyrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • satyrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • satyrus 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)
  • satyrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • satyrus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
  • satyrus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • satyrus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • satyrus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray