satira

See also: sátira, sàtira, and satiră

Czech

Noun

satira f

1. satire

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Esperanto

Etymology

satiro (“satire”) +‎ -a

Adjective

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

1. satirical

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Ido

Etymology

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

Adjective

satira

1. satirical

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ti.ra/, [ˈs̪äːt̪ir̺ä]
• Stress: sàtira
• Hyphenation: sa‧ti‧ra

Noun

satira f (plural satire)

1. satire

Derived terms

Terms derived from satira

• satireggiare
• satiresco

• satirico

References

• 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

Anagrams

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

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ti.ra/, [ˈsa.tɪ.ra]

Noun

satira f (genitive satirae); first declension

1. Alternative form of satura

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	satira	satirae
genitive	satirae	satirārum
dative	satirae	satirīs
accusative	satiram	satirās
ablative	satirā	satirīs
vocative	satira	satirae

Descendants

• English: satire
• Italian: satira
• Portuguese: 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 Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
• 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