σάτυρος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown; possibly loaned from a Pre-Greek substrate.

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Noun

σᾰ́τῠρος (sáturosm (genitive σᾰτῠ́ρου); second declension

  1. satyr
  2. lewd person
  3. a type of play with satyrs in the chorus

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References

  • σάτυρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,024