satyr
See also: Satyr
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsætə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈseɪtɚ/, /ˈsætɚ/
Audio (US): (file) - Homophone: saeter (GA pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ), -eɪtə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: sa‧tyr
Noun
satyr (plural satyrs)
- (Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.
- 1637, John Milton, Lycidas:
- Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, / From the glad sound would not be absent long.
male variation of nymphs
- (Roman mythology) Synonym of faun.
- (by extension) A lecherous man.
- Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
- (obsolete) The orangutan.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:libertine
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Greek mythology
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References
- “satyr”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaː.tir/, /ˈsaː.tər/
- Hyphenation: sa‧tyr
Noun
satyr m (plural satyrs, diminutive satyrtje n)
Derived terms
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsa.tɘr/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -atɘr
- Syllabification: sa‧tyr
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).
Noun
satyr m pers
Declension
Declension of satyr
Derived terms
adjective
- satyrowy
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
satyr f
- genitive plural of satyra
Further reading
- satyr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- satyr in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Noun
satyr c
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | satyr | satyrs |
definite | satyren | satyrens | |
plural | indefinite | satyrer | satyrers |
definite | satyrerna | satyrernas |