noun · femininefirst declension
satura
satura f (genitive saturae)
Classical[ˈsa.tʊ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.tu.ra]
Meaning
- femininedish filled with various kinds of fruits, plate of fruit, food composed of various ingredients, a mixture, medley, olio
- femininesatire, a species of poetry, originally dramatic and afterwards didactic, peculiar to the Romans
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | satura | saturae satirae, satyrae |
| genitive | saturae satirae, satyrae | saturārum satirārum, satyrārum |
| dative | saturae satirae, satyrae | saturīs satirīs, satyrīs |
| accusative | saturam satiram, satyram | saturās satirās, satyrās |
| ablative | saturā | saturīs satirīs, satyrīs |
| vocative | satura | saturae satirae, satyrae |
sătŭra, ae, f., v. satur
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Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
satura (less correctly satira, not satyra), ae, f
fem. of satur; sc. lanx, a mixture, hotchpotch ; only in the phrase, per saturam, at random, confusedly, pell-mell : quasi per saturam sententiis exquisitis, S.— A satire, poetic medley set to music and sung on the stage : inpletae modis saturae, L.: ab saturis, i. e. after the appearance of satires , L.— A satire, poem of manners, didactic poem : in saturā nimis acer, H.
Origins
From the phrase lanx satura (literally “dish full”), from satur. Later influenced by Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos, “satyr”), on the mistaken notion that it referred to the σατυρικὸν δράμα (saturikòn dráma, “satyr drama”), and existing in its alternative forms (cf. supra). Compare Latin satum.
Descendants
- Italiansatura
In English words that came into English from satura
- satiresatira
- satiricsatiricus