satira

See also: satíra, sátira, sàtira, and satiră

Albanian

Noun

satira

1. inflection of satirë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Czech

Noun

satira f

1. satire

Declension

Declension of satira (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	satira	satiry
genitive	satiry	satir
dative	satiře	satirám
accusative	satiru	satiry
vocative	satiro	satiry
locative	satiře	satirách
instrumental	satirou	satirami

Esperanto

Etymology

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Esperanto satiro

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto satira

From satiro (“satire”) + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈtira/
• Rhymes: -ira
• Syllabification: sa‧ti‧ra

Adjective

satira (accusative singular satiran, plural satiraj, accusative plural satirajn)

1. satirical

Further reading

• “satira”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “satira”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto satira, from satiro (“satire”) +‎ -a.

Adjective

satira

1. satirical

Italian

Etymology

From Latin satira, satyra, satura, from satur (“full”, by extension “mixed, varied”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ti.ra/
• Rhymes: -atira
• Hyphenation: sà‧ti‧ra

Noun

satira f (plural satire)

1. satire

Derived terms

• satireggiare
• satiresco
• satirico

Further reading

• “satira”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “satira”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
• “satira” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• Tarsia, arasti, arista, astrai, rasati, risata, sartia, starai, tarsia

Kashubian

Etymology

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Latin satiralbor.

Polish satyrabor.

Kashubian satira

Borrowed from Polish satyra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈti.ra/
• Rhymes: -ira
• Syllabification: sa‧ti‧ra

Noun

satira f (related adjective satirny)

1. satire

   Synonyms: uriwka, wësmiéwka, wërąpiónka

Related terms

nouns

• satirik
• satirika

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994), “satyra”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “satyra”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsa.tɪ.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsaː.ti.ra]

Noun

satira f (genitive satirae); first declension

1. alternative form of satura

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	satira	satirae
genitive	satirae	satirārum
dative	satirae	satirīs
accusative	satiram	satirās
ablative	satirā	satirīs
vocative	satira	satirae

Descendants

• Catalan: sàtira
• English: satire
• French: satire
• Italian: satira
• Portuguese: sátira
• Romanian: satiră
• Spanish: sátira

References

• “satira”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “satira”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “satira”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “satira”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “satira”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Romanian

Etymology

From satiră.

Verb

a satira (third-person singular present satirează, past participle satirat) 1st conjugation

1. (obsolete) to satirise

Conjugation

    conjugation of satira (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a satira
gerund			satirând
past participle			satirat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	satirez	satirezi	satirează	satirăm	satirați	satirează
	imperfect	satiram	satirai	satira	satiram	satirați	satirau
	simple perfect	satirai	satirași	satiră	satirarăm	satirarăți	satirară
	pluperfect	satirasem	satiraseși	satirase	satiraserăm	satiraserăți	satiraseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să satirez	să satirezi	să satireze	să satirăm	să satirați	să satireze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		satirează			satirați
	negative		nu satira			nu satirați

References

• satira in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sátira, from Latin satira, variant of satura, from the phrase lanx satura (literally “dish full”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsatiɾa/ [ˌsaː.t̪ɪˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -atiɾa
• Syllabification: sa‧ti‧ra

Noun

sátirá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜆᜒᜇ)

1. satire

   Synonyms: panunuya, panunudyo

Related terms

• satirikal
• satiriko
• saturado
• saturasyon

See also

• burles
• satiro
• tuya

Further reading

• “satira”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “satira”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018