satrapa

See also: Satrapa, sátrapa, and sàtrapa

Czech

Alternative forms

• satrap

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsatrapa]
• Hyphenation: sa‧t‧ra‧pa

Noun

satrapa m anim

1. satrap

Declension

Declension of satrapa (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	satrapa	satrapové
genitive	satrapy	satrapů
dative	satrapovi	satrapům
accusative	satrapu	satrapy
vocative	satrapo	satrapové
locative	satrapovi	satrapech
instrumental	satrapou	satrapy

Further reading

• “satrapa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “satrapa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Latin

Alternative forms

• satrapēs
• satraps

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tra.pa/, [ˈs̠ät̪räpä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tra.pa/, [ˈsäːt̪räpä]

Noun

satrapa m (genitive satrapae); first declension

1. A satrap; a governor of a province, a viceroy among the Persians.
2. (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 [Attila] ...

     Laudat consilium satrapa et complectitur illum ...

     The ruler [Gunther] 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 [Skioldus'] 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 ...

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	satrapa	satrapae
genitive	satrapae	satrapārum
dative	satrapae	satrapīs
accusative	satrapam	satrapās
ablative	satrapā	satrapīs
vocative	satrapa	satrapae

Related terms

• satrapia / satrapēa

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

• IPA^(key): /saˈtra.pa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: sa‧tra‧pa

Noun

satrapa m pers (female equivalent satrapka)

1. (historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province)
2. despot, tyrant (oppressive and harsh person)

   Synonyms: despota, tyran

Declension

Declension of satrapa

	singular	plural
nominative	satrapa	satrapowie/satrapy (deprecative)
genitive	satrapy	satrapów
dative	satrapie	satrapom
accusative	satrapę	satrapów
instrumental	satrapą	satrapami
locative	satrapie	satrapach
vocative	satrapo	satrapowie

Related terms

noun

• satrapia

 

Further reading

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