βαιός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Unknown.[1] Possibly related to ἠβαιός (ēbaiós).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /bai̯.ós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /bɛˈos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βɛˈos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /veˈos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /veˈos/
Adjective
βαιός • (baiós) m (feminine βαιᾱ́, neuter βαιόν); first/second declension
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | βαιός baiós |
βαιᾱ́ baiā́ |
βαιόν baión |
βαιώ baiṓ |
βαιᾱ́ baiā́ |
βαιώ baiṓ |
βαιοί baioí |
βαιαί baiaí |
βαιᾰ́ baiắ | |||||
| Genitive | βαιοῦ baioû |
βαιᾶς baiâs |
βαιοῦ baioû |
βαιοῖν baioîn |
βαιαῖν baiaîn |
βαιοῖν baioîn |
βαιῶν baiôn |
βαιῶν baiôn |
βαιῶν baiôn | |||||
| Dative | βαιῷ baiōî |
βαιᾷ baiāî |
βαιῷ baiōî |
βαιοῖν baioîn |
βαιαῖν baiaîn |
βαιοῖν baioîn |
βαιοῖς baioîs |
βαιαῖς baiaîs |
βαιοῖς baioîs | |||||
| Accusative | βαιόν baión |
βαιᾱ́ν baiā́n |
βαιόν baión |
βαιώ baiṓ |
βαιᾱ́ baiā́ |
βαιώ baiṓ |
βαιούς baioús |
βαιᾱ́ς baiā́s |
βαιᾰ́ baiắ | |||||
| Vocative | βαιέ baié |
βαιᾱ́ baiā́ |
βαιόν baión |
βαιώ baiṓ |
βαιᾱ́ baiā́ |
βαιώ baiṓ |
βαιοί baioí |
βαιαί baiaí |
βαιᾰ́ baiắ | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| βαιόν baión |
βαιότερος baióteros |
βαιότᾰτος baiótătos | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- βαιόν (baión, “a little”, adverb)
- κατὰ βαιόν (katà baión, “little by little”)
Descendants
- → Translingual: Baeus
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βαιός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 192–193