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satrapes

satrapes

See also: sàtrapes

Latin

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Noun

satrapēs m ‎(genitive satrapis); third declension

  1. A satrap; a governor of a province, a viceroy among the Persians.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative satrapēs satrapēs
genitive satrapis satrapum
dative satrapī satrapibus
accusative satrapem satrapēs
ablative satrape satrapibus
vocative satrapēs satrapēs

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek σατράπης ‎(satrápēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 ‎(xšaçapāvā, “protector of the province”), from 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 ‎(xšaça-, “realm, province”) and *pāvā ‎(“protector”), from verbal root √pā ‎(“to protect”).

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