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English

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Statue of a satyr by Praxiteles
A specimen of Andromeda satyr (Cithaerias andromeda).

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Etymology

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From French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

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satyr (plural satyrs)

  1. (Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.
    • 1637, John Milton, Lycidas:
      Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, / From the glad sound would not be absent long.
      male variation of nymphs
  2. (Roman mythology) Synonym of faun
  3. (by extension) A lecherous man.
  4. Any of various butterflies of the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots; a meadow brown.
  5. (obsolete) The orangutan.

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsaː.tir/, /ˈsaː.tər/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧tyr

Noun

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satyr m (plural satyrs, diminutive satyrtje n)

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) satyr, faun

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.tɘr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɘr
  • Syllabification: sa‧tyr

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

Noun

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satyr m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) satyr
  2. satyr (lecherous man)
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adjective

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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satyr f

  1. genitive plural of satyra

Further reading

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  • satyr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • satyr in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

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satyr c

  1. (Greek mythology) a satyr
  2. a satyr (lecherous (older) man)

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