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English

Etymology

UK C19. From Abaddon, from Middle English, from Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ??????? (Abadd?n, “Abaddon”), from Hebrew ?????? (?badd?n, “destruction, abyss”), from ???? (?bad, “to be lost, to perish”).

Noun

abaddon (plural abaddons)

1. (archaic, British slang) An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
   • c. 1839, Report of the Trial of the Great Gold Dust Robbery:

     The prisoner, Money Moses, better known among thieves and fences as Moses the abaddon, has been, to my knowledge, for the last twenty years a receiver and dealer in stolen property.

Synonyms

• grass, nark, stool pigeon, see Thesaurus:informant

References

• Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) , “abaddon”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, OCLC 882571771, page 2
• Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues?^[1], volume 1, page 3

English

Etymology 1

See Satan: from Latin Sat?n, from Ancient Greek ????? (Satán), from Hebrew ??????? (S?t?n, “adversary, accuser”).

Noun

satan (plural satans)

1. Alternative form of Satan (especially in the sense "a demon follower of Satan; a fallen angel").
   • 1993, Jacob Lassner, Demonizing the Queen of Sheba, page 199,

     According to Wahb b. Munnabih, Muhammad b. Ka‘b, and other authorities: Solomon was led to this [test of her intelligence] because the satans feared that he would marry her and make her desirous of having his offspring. She would then disclose to him the secrets of the jinn, and they would never rid themselves of their subservience to Solomon and his offspring to follow.

   • 2004, Mark Allan Powell, 6: Satan and the Demons, Kathleen E. Corley, Robert L. Webb (editors), Jesus and Mel Gibson?s The Passion of the Christ: The Film, the Gospels and the Claims of History, page 72,

     He tells them to go away, calling them ‘You little satans!’ and then the children?s faces become ghoulish and they begin snapping at him, trying to bite him. A short time later, we see Judas being chased by about a dozen of these children; he falls and they kick and hit him. Twice, we see the figure of Satan (recognizable from the opening scene) standing among the demon-children.

Etymology 2

Noun

satan (plural satans)

1. Obsolete form of satin.

Anagrams

• Santa, antas, asant, naats, taans, tanas

Azerbaijani

Participle

satan

1. subject non-past participle of satmaq

Esperanto

Adjective

satan

1. accusative singular of sata

French

Noun

satan m (plural satans)

1. Alternative form of Satan

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Satan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa?tan/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

satan

1. bastard; sly person

Interjection

satan

1. (vulgar) fuck; shit

   Satan! Det gjer vondt!

   Fuck! This hurts!

   Satan då!

   Holy shit!

   Fuck this!

Slovak

Etymology 1

From Ecclesiastical Latin sat?n, from Ancient Greek ????? (Satán), ????? (Satân) from Hebrew ??????? (????n, “adversary, accuser”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?sa.tan]
• Rhymes: -an, -tan
• Hyphenation: sa?tan

Noun

satan m (genitive singular satana, nominative plural satani, declension pattern of chlap)

1. Satan, the Devil, the supreme evil spirit, who rules Hell
2. (expressive, derogatory) a person or animal regarded as particularly malignant, detestable, or evil

Declension

Alternative forms

• satanáš m

Related terms

• satanský, satansky
• satanstvo n
• satanista m, satanistka f, satanistický, satanizmus m

Etymology 2

Shortening of the taxonomic name hríb satanský, a calque of the species name Rubroboletus satanas. See satan, etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?sa.tan]
• Rhymes: -an, -tan
• Hyphenation: sa?tan

Noun

satan m (genitive singular satana, nominative plural satany, declension pattern of dub)

1. (colloquial) a poisonous fungus of the bolete family, Rubroboletus satanas (earlier: Boletus satanas), with a pale cap and a red-patterned stem

   Synonym: (taxonomic name) hríb satanský

Declension

Related terms

• satanský
• hríb

References

Further reading

• satan in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s???tan/

Interjection

satan

1. (vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc. A swear word.

See also

• Satan

Anagrams

• anats, ansat, antas