βάτος

See also: βατός and Βάττος

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Probably a Mediterranean substrate word common to μαντία (mantía, blackberry) and Albanian man (mulberry).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βάτος (bátos) f (genitive βάτου); second declension

  1. blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius)
Inflection
Derived terms
  • βατία (batía)
  • βατίον (batíon)
  • βατοδρόπος (batodrópos)
  • βατόεις (batóeis)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Hebrew בַּת (bath).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βάτος (bátos) m (genitive βάτου); second declension

  1. bath, a Hebrew liquid measure
Inflection

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάτος (bátos), said by Beekes to be a Mediterranean wanderwort; compared are μαντία (mantía, blackberry) (Dacian loan), Albanian man (mulberry), Gheg mand.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βάτος (vátos) m or f (plural βάτοι)

  1. bramble

Declension

Further reading

References

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill
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