σάτυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown; possibly loaned from a Pre-Greek substrate.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σᾰ́τῠρος • (sắtŭrosm (genitive σᾰτῠ́ρου); second declension

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

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Descendants

  • Latin: satyrus
  • Old Armenian: սատիրոս (satiros)
  • Arabic: سَعْتَر (saʕtar)
  • Polish: satyr
  • Russian: сати́р m (satír)

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[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,024