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satan

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See also: Satan, sátán, Sátán, Satán, Sátan, Satàn, Šatan, and Satān

English

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Etymology 1

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See Satan: from Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (Sātān, “adversary, accuser”).

Noun

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satan (plural satans)

  1. Alternative form of Satan (especially in the sense "a demon follower of Satan; a fallen angel").
    • 1993, Jacob Lassner, Demonizing the Queen of Sheba, page 199:
      According to Wahb b. Munnabih, Muhammad b. Ka‘b, and other authorities: Solomon was led to this [test of her intelligence] because the satans feared that he would marry her and make her desirous of having his offspring. She would then disclose to him the secrets of the jinn, and they would never rid themselves of their subservience to Solomon and his offspring to follow.
    • 2004, Mark Allan Powell, “6: Satan and the Demons”, in Kathleen E. Corley, Robert L. Webb, editors, Jesus and Mel Gibson′s The Passion of the Christ: The Film, the Gospels and the Claims of History, page 72:
      He tells them to go away, calling them ‘You little satans!’ and then the children′s faces become ghoulish and they begin snapping at him, trying to bite him. A short time later, we see Judas being chased by about a dozen of these children; he falls and they kick and hit him. Twice, we see the figure of Satan (recognizable from the opening scene) standing among the demon-children.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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satan (plural satans)

  1. Obsolete form of satin.

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Azerbaijani

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Participle

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satan

  1. subject non-past participle of satmaq

Czech

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Noun

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satan m anim (female equivalent satanice)

  1. Satan (supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions)
  2. wild person
  3. evil person
  4. a certain mushroom

Declension

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Declension of satan (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative satan satani
genitive satana satanů
dative satanovi, satanu satanům
accusative satana satany
vocative satane satani
locative satanovi, satanu satanech
instrumental satanem satany

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Danish

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Etymology

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Satan, from Old Norse sátán, from Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן

Noun

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satan c (singular definite satanen, plural indefinite sataner)

  1. a bastard; a sly, wicked, vicious person

Declension

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Declension of satan
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative satan satanen sataner satanerne
genitive satans satanens sataners satanernes

Interjection

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satan

  1. (vulgar) fuck; shit, dammit
    Coordinate terms: satans, fanden

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Esperanto

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Adjective

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satan

  1. accusative singular of sata

French

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Noun

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satan m (plural satans)

  1. alternative form of Satan

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Satan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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satan

  1. bastard; sly person

Interjection

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satan

  1. (vulgar) fuck; shit
    Satan! Det gjer vondt! ― Fuck! This hurts!
    Satan då!
    Holy shit!
    Fuck this!

Romanian

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Noun

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satan m (plural satani)

  1. alternative form of satană

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative satan satanul satani satanii
genitive-dative satan satanului satani satanilor
vocative satanule satanilor

Slovak

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Etymology 1

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Derived from Ecclesiastical Latin satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), Σατᾶν (Satân) from Hebrew שָׂטָן (śāṭān, “adversary, accuser”).[1]

Noun

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satan m pers (relational adjective satanský)

  1. Satan, the Devil, the supreme evil spirit, who rules Hell
  2. (expressive, derogatory) a person or animal regarded as particularly malignant, detestable, or evil
Declension
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Declension of satan
(pattern chlap)
singularplural
nominativesatansatani
genitivesatanasatanov
dativesatanovisatanom
accusativesatanasatanov
locativesatanovisatanoch
instrumentalsatanomsatanmi
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Etymology 2

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Shortening of the taxonomic name hríb satanský, a calque of the species name Rubroboletus satanas. See satan, etymology 1.

Noun

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satan m inan

  1. (colloquial) a poisonous fungus of the bolete family, Rubroboletus satanas (earlier: Boletus satanas), with a pale cap and a red-patterned stem
    Synonym: (taxonomic name) hríb satanský
Declension
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Declension of satan
(pattern dub)
singularplural
nominativesatansatany
genitivesatanasatanov
dativesatanusatanom
accusativesatansatany
locativesatanesatanoch
instrumentalsatanomsatanmi
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References

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  1. ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016), “satan”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 522

Further reading

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  • “satan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Swedish

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Proper noun

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satan c (genitive satans)

  1. Satan (the Devil)
    • 1886, August Strindberg, Tjänstekvinnans son [The Son of a Servant]‎[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Lunds universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 1 October 2025:
      [Dante] sätter Brutus [jämte] Satan i helvetets brännpunkt.
      Dante places Brutus alongside Satan at the very center of hell.
    • 1945, Frans G. Bengtsson, Röde Orm [The Long Ships]‎[2], Norstedt & Söners förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 1 October 2025:
      — Vik hädan, Satan! I Jesu Kristi namn, gå bort, du orene ande!
      "Begone, Satan! In the name of Jesus Christ, go away, you unclean spirit!"
    • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Markusevangeliet [Mark] 1:13”, in Bibel 2000‎[3], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 1 October 2025:
      [Han] sattes på prov av Satan.
      He was put to the test by Satan.
    • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎[4], Catholica, archived from the original on 20 January 2025, §1237:
      Han tar uttryckligen avstånd från Satan.
      He explicitly renounces Satan.

Usage notes

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Sometimes capitalized.

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Interjection

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satan

  1. (vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc. A swear word.
    Synonym: (jocular) satan i gatan
    Satan också! ― Damnit!
    Sluta föra sånt satans oväsen! ― Stop being so bloody noisy!
    Spelet är svårt som satan! ― The game is hard as hell!

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