сатрап
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek σατράπης (satrápis, “governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), ultimately from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan- (literally “kingdom-protector”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɐˈtrap]
Noun
сатра́п • (satráp) m
- satrap (a governor of a province in ancient Persia)
- Synonyms: упра́вител (uprávitel), наме́стник (naméstnik)
- (figurative) oppressor, despot, tyrant, someone who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly; someone, who has power over other people and treats them cruelly, suppressing their freedoms
Declension
References
- David Neil MacKenzie, "ENGLISH i. Persian Elements in English" in Encyclopaedia Iranica, December 15, 1998.
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin satrapēs (“governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɐˈtrap]
Noun
сатра́п • (satráp) m anim (genitive сатра́па, nominative plural сатра́пы, genitive plural сатра́пов)
- satrap, a governor of a province in ancient Persia
- (historical) an absolute ruler
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Latin satrapēs (“governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sǎtrap/
- Hyphenation: сат‧рап
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin satrapēs (“governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɐˈtrap]
Audio (file)
Noun
сатра́п • (satráp) m pers (genitive сатра́па, nominative plural сатра́пи, genitive plural сатра́пів)
- (historical) satrap, a governor of a province in ancient Persia and Media
- (figuratively, literary) an absolute ruler, despot
- a subordinate ruler
Declension
Declension of сатра́п (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | сатра́п satráp |
сатра́пи satrápy |
genitive | сатра́па satrápa |
сатра́пів satrápiv |
dative | сатра́пові, сатра́пу satrápovi, satrápu |
сатра́пам satrápam |
accusative | сатра́па satrápa |
сатра́пів satrápiv |
instrumental | сатра́пом satrápom |
сатра́пами satrápamy |
locative | сатра́пові, сатра́пі satrápovi, satrápi |
сатра́пах satrápax |
vocative | сатра́пе satrápe |
сатра́пи satrápy |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сатрап”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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