sātans

See also: satans and Satans

Latvian

Pronunciation

Noun

sātans m (1st declension)

  1. (theology, Christianity, often capitalized) satan, the devil (the lord of hell, the king of evil spirits, the father of sin)
    sātana kults ― cult of Satan
    ar vārdiem eņģelis, ar darbiem sātans ― with words (he is) an angel, with works (he is) satan
  2. (figuratively) evil, dishonorable, dishonest person; also, disobedient, stubborn animal
    vai tu, sātan, man tos ratus taisi arī vai nē? ― will you, Satan, make that cart for me or not?
    velkas bēris, ar asti dzenā mušas... “izlaidies, sātans”, vedējs noburkšķ, taču bez dusmām ― the bay (horse) drags (forward), with (its) tail it drives the flies away... “go on, satan (= bad horse),” the driver rumbled, but without anger

Declension

Declension of sātans (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative sātans sātani
genitive sātana sātanu
dative sātanam sātaniem
accusative sātanu sātanus
instrumental sātanu sātaniem
locative sātanā sātanos
vocative sātan sātani

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