αβαθής
See also: άβαθης
Greek
Alternative forms
- άβαθος (ávathos)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀβαθής (abathḗs). Morphologically α- (a-, “not”) + βαθύς (vathýs, “deep”).
Adjective
αβαθής • (avathís) m (feminine αβαθής, neuter αβαθές)
- shallow, not deep (of water, vessel, etc)
- (figuratively) superficial, shallow
Declension
declension of αβαθής
| number case / gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | αβαθής • | αβαθής • | αβαθές • | αβαθείς • | αβαθείς • | αβαθή • |
| genitive | αβαθούς • | αβαθούς • | αβαθούς • | αβαθών • | αβαθών • | αβαθών • |
| accusative | αβαθή • | αβαθή • | αβαθές • | αβαθείς • | αβαθείς • | αβαθή • |
| derivations | comparative: πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. πιο αβαθής, etc.) relative superlative: definite article + πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο αβαθής (o pio avathís), etc.) | |||||
Antonyms
- βαθύς (vathýs, “deep”)
Related terms
- άβαθα (ávatha, “shallowly”) (adverb)
Further reading
- αβαθής in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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