satíra

See also: satira, sátira, sàtira, and satiră

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin satira, from earlier satura, from lanx satura (“full dish”), from feminine of satur. Altered in Latin by influence of Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos, “satyr”), on the mistaken notion that the form is related to the Greek σατυρικόν δράμα (saturikón dráma, “satyr drama”).

Noun

satíra f (genitive singular satíru, nominative plural satírur)

1. satire

   Synonym: háðsádeila

Declension

Declension of satíra (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	satíra	satíran	satírur	satírurnar
accusative	satíru	satíruna	satírur	satírurnar
dative	satíru	satírunni	satírum	satírunum
genitive	satíru	satírunnar	satíra	satíranna

Further reading

• “satíra” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)