SATYR


Meaning of SATYR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsā-tər, chiefly Brit ]

ˈsa- noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin satyrus, from Greek satyros

Date: 14th century

1. often capitalized : a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry

2.

a. : a lecherous man

b. : one having satyriasis

3. : any of various satyrid butterflies

• sa·tyr·ic sā-ˈtir-ik, sə-, sa- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.