satrapa

== Czech == === Alternative forms === satrap === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsatrapa] Hyphenation: sa‧t‧ra‧pa === Noun === satrapa m anim satrap ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “satrapa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “satrapa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Latin == === Alternative forms === satrapēs satraps === Etymology === From Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsa.tra.pa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsaː.tra.pa] === Noun === satrapa m (genitive satrapae); first declension A satrap; a governor of a province, a viceroy among the Persians. (Medieval Latin, by extension) Any barbarian ruler. 9th or 10th century, uncertain author, Waltharius lines 371 and 1126: ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== satrapia / satrapēa === References === "satrapa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin satrapa (“governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan- (literally “kingdom-protector”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈtra.pa/ Rhymes: -apa Syllabification: sa‧tra‧pa === Noun === satrapa m pers (female equivalent satrapka) (historical) satrap (governor of a Persian province) despot, tyrant (oppressive and harsh person) Synonyms: despota, tyran ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “satrapa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “satrapa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)