satraps

English

Noun

satraps

1. plural of satrap

Latin

Alternative forms

• satrapa
• satrapēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.traps/, [ˈs̠ät̪räps̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.traps/, [ˈsäːt̪räps]

Noun

satraps m (genitive satrapis); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	satraps	satrapēs
genitive	satrapis	satrapum
dative	satrapī	satrapibus
accusative	satrapem	satrapēs
ablative	satrape	satrapibus
vocative	satraps	satrapēs

Related terms

• satrapia / satrapēa

References

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