βάθος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • βένθος (bénthos) Poetic

Etymology

From βαθύς (bathús), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂dʰ- (to sink, submerge).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰ́θος (báthos) n (genitive βᾰ́θους or βᾰ́θεος); third declension

  1. extension in space: depth, height, breadth, fullness
  2. profundity

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Noun

βάθος (váthos) n (plural βάθη)

  1. (dimension) bottom, depth (of sea, etc)
    Η λίμνη έχει μεγάλο βάθος.I límni échei megálo váthos.The lake is very deep.
  2. (dimension) depth (of a cave, well, etc)
    Το σπήλαιο έχει ανυπολόγιστο βάθος.To spílaio échei anypológisto váthos.The cave has an unknown depth.
  3. (figuratively) profundity, background (of character)

Declension

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