-βάτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βαίνω (baínō, I walk), βᾰτός (batós, passable).

Pronunciation

 

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

Derived terms

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

Descendants


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

Derived terms

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  • -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)
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