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satraps
satraps
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā, “protector of the province”), from 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça-, “realm, province”) and *pāvā (“protector”), from verbal root √pā (“to protect”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.traps/
Noun
satraps m (genitive satrapis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | satraps | satrapēs |
| genitive | satrapis | satrapum |
| dative | satrapī | satrapibus |
| accusative | satrapem | satrapēs |
| ablative | satrape | satrapibus |
| vocative | satraps | satrapēs |
Related terms
- satrapia / satrapēa
References
- satraps in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “satraps”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.