-βάτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βαίνω (baínō, “I walk”), βᾰτός (batós, “passable”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bá.tɛːs/ → /ˈβa.tis/ → /ˈva.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bá.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈba.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβa.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈva.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈva.tis/

Suffix

-βᾰ́της • (-bátēs) m (genitive -βᾰ́του); first declension (feminine: -βᾰ́τις)

1. (forming nouns) masculine: one who walks on what is defined by the first combining form

   ‎ὄρος (óros, “(τοῦ ὄρε-ος) mountain”) + ‎-βάτης (-bátēs) → ‎ὀρειβάτης (oreibátēs, “mountain-ranging”)

Inflection

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-βᾰ́της -bátēs	-βᾰ́τᾱ -bátā	-βᾰ́ται -bátai
Genitive	-βᾰ́του -bátou	-βᾰ́ταιν -bátain	-βᾰτῶν -batôn
Dative	-βᾰ́τῃ -bátēi	-βᾰ́ταιν -bátain	-βᾰ́ταις -bátais
Accusative	-βᾰ́την -bátēn	-βᾰ́τᾱ -bátā	-βᾰ́τᾱς -bátās
Vocative	-βᾰ́τᾰ -báta	-βᾰ́τᾱ -bátā	-βᾰ́ται -bátai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of -βᾰ́της; -βᾰ́του (Attic)

Derived terms

• see compounds at perseus.tufts.edu.

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -βάτης

Related terms

• -βᾰσία f (-basía, “the action of walking on...”)
• -βᾰτέω (-batéō, “I walk on...”)
• -βᾰ́τις f (-bátis, “feminine of -βάτης”)

Descendants

• Greek: -βάτης (-vátis)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -βᾰ́της.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvatis/

Suffix

-βάτης • (-vátis) m (feminine -βάτισσα), also fem: -βάτρια (-vátria), -βάτιδα (-vátida), -βάτις (-vátis)

1. (forming nouns) masculine: one who walks on what is defined by the first combining form

   ‎όρος (óros, “(ancient τοῦ ὄρε-ος) mountain”) + ‎-βάτης (-vátis) → ‎ορειβάτης (oreivátis, “mountain climber”)

2. (forming nouns) masculine: one who walks at a particular time

   ‎ύπνος (ýpnos, “sleeping”) + ‎-βάτης (-vátis) → ‎υπνοβάτης (ypnovátis, “sleepwalker”)

3. (forming nouns, sexuality) masculine: one who has sexual relations with animals

   ‎κτήνος (ktínos, “beast, animal”) + ‎-βάτης (-vátis) → ‎κτηνοβάτης (ktinovátis, “bestialist”)

4. (forming nouns, topography) masculine: an instrument of measuring

   ‎χώρος (chóros, “area, space”) + ‎-βάτης (-vátis) → ‎χωροβάτης (chorovátis, “topograph”)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	-βάτης (-vátis)	-βάτες (-vátes)
genitive	-βάτη (-váti)	-βατών (-vatón)
accusative	-βάτη (-váti)	-βάτες (-vátes)
vocative	-βάτη (-váti)	-βάτες (-vátes)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -βάτης

Related terms

• -βασία f (-basía, “the action of walking on...”)
• -βατώ (-batṓ, “I walk on...”)
• -βάτιδα f (-bátida, “feminine of -βάτης”)
• -βάτις f (-bátis, “feminine of -βάτης”) (formal, archaic)
• -βάτισσα f (-bátissa, “feminine of -βάτης”)