satrapes

See also: sàtrapes

Latin

Alternative forms

• satrapa
• satraps

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs). See there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsa.tra.peːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsaː.tra.pes]

Noun

satrapēs 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	satrapēs	satrapēs
genitive	satrapis	satrapum
dative	satrapī	satrapibus
accusative	satrapem	satrapēs
ablative	satrape	satrapibus
vocative	satrapēs	satrapēs

Related terms

• satrapia / satrapēa

Descendants

• → French: satrape
  • → Persian: ساتراپ (/⁠sâtrâp⁠/)

References

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