satrapes

See also: sàtrapes

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs). See there for more.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tra.peːs/, [ˈs̠ät̪räpeːs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tra.pes/, [ˈsäːt̪räpes]

Noun

satrapēs m (genitive satrapis); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	satrapēs	satrapēs
Genitive	satrapis	satrapum
Dative	satrapī	satrapibus
Accusative	satrapem	satrapēs
Ablative	satrape	satrapibus
Vocative	satrapēs	satrapēs

Related terms

satrapia / satrapēa

References

“satrapes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
satrapes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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