-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
First declension of -βᾰ́της; -βᾰ́του (Attic)
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.

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Ancient_Greek_words_suffixed_with_-%CE%B2%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82' title='Category:Ancient Greek words suffixed with -βάτης'>Ancient Greek words suffixed with -βάτης</a>
  • -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
declension of -βάτης
singular plural
nominative -βάτης • -βάτες •
genitive -βάτη • -βατών •
accusative -βάτη • -βάτες •
vocative -βάτη • -βάτες •

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_suffixed_with_-%CE%B2%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82' title='Category:Greek words suffixed with -βάτης'>Greek words suffixed with -βάτης</a>
  • -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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