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satis

satis

See also: ŝatis

Esperanto

Verb

satis

  1. past of sati

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂tis (satiation, satisfaction), from *seh₂- (to satiate, be satisfied). Cognates include Sanskrit असिन्व​ (a-sinvá, insatiable), Ancient Greek ἄω (áō, to satiate) and Old English sæd (full, sated).

Pronunciation

Adjective

satis

  1. enough, filled, plenty

Adverb

satis (not comparable)

  1. adequately, sufficiently

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • satis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • satis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • SATIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “satis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • after a fairly long interval: satis longo intervallo
    • I am losing my eyesight and getting deaf: neque auribus neque oculis satis consto
    • I am content to..: satis habeo, satis mihi est c. Inf.
    • to take only enough food to support life: tantum cibi et potionis adhibere quantum satis est
    • so much for this subject...; enough has been said on..: ac (sed) de ... satis dixi, dictum est
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 540