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сатрап

/[sɐˈtrap]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    satrap (a governor of a province in ancient Persia)
  2. 2.
    oppressor, despot, tyrant, someone who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly; someone, who has power over other people and treats them cruelly, suppressing their freedoms

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • упра́вител
  • наме́стник
  • поти́сник
  • наси́лник
  • самовла́стник
  • господа́р
  • деспо́т
  • тира́н
  • тира́нин

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σατράπης (satrápis, “governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), ultimately from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan- (literally “kingdom-protector”).

Forms

  • сатра́пcanonical • masculine
  • satrápromanization
  • сатра́пindefinite • singular
  • сатра́пиindefinite • plural
  • сатра́пътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • сатра́питеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • сатра́паdefinite • objective • singular
  • сатра́питеdefinite • objective • plural

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