βατός

See also: βάτος and Βάττος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From zero-grade of the root of ἔβην (ébēn), the aorist of βαίνω (baínō, “to go”), +‎ -τός (-tós, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ba.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /baˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βaˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vaˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vaˈtos/

Adjective

βᾰτός • (bătós) m (feminine βᾰτή, neuter βᾰτόν); first/second declension

able to be gone through; passable, accessible
speeding

Inflection

First and second declension of βᾰτός; βᾰτή; βᾰτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βᾰτός bătós	βᾰτή bătḗ	βᾰτόν bătón	βᾰτώ bătṓ	βᾰτᾱ́ bătā́	βᾰτώ bătṓ	βᾰτοί bătoí	βᾰταί bătaí	βᾰτᾰ́ bătắ
Genitive	βᾰτοῦ bătoû	βᾰτῆς bătês	βᾰτοῦ bătoû	βᾰτοῖν bătoîn	βᾰταῖν bătaîn	βᾰτοῖν bătoîn	βᾰτῶν bătôn	βᾰτῶν bătôn	βᾰτῶν bătôn
Dative	βᾰτῷ bătōî	βᾰτῇ bătēî	βᾰτῷ bătōî	βᾰτοῖν bătoîn	βᾰταῖν bătaîn	βᾰτοῖν bătoîn	βᾰτοῖς bătoîs	βᾰταῖς bătaîs	βᾰτοῖς bătoîs
Accusative	βᾰτόν bătón	βᾰτήν bătḗn	βᾰτόν bătón	βᾰτώ bătṓ	βᾰτᾱ́ bătā́	βᾰτώ bătṓ	βᾰτούς bătoús	βᾰτᾱ́ς bătā́s	βᾰτᾰ́ bătắ
Vocative	βᾰτέ băté	βᾰτή bătḗ	βᾰτόν bătón	βᾰτώ bătṓ	βᾰτᾱ́ bătā́	βᾰτώ bătṓ	βᾰτοί bătoí	βᾰταί bătaí	βᾰτᾰ́ bătắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βᾰτῶς bătôs			βᾰτώτερος bătṓteros			βᾰτώτᾰτος bătṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

(passable): βέβηλος (bébēlos)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “passable”): ἄβατος (ábatos)

Related terms

ᾰ̓νᾰβᾰτός (ănăbătós)
καταιβατός (kataibatós)

References

“βατός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“βατός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers

Greek

Adjective

βατός • (vatós) m

able to be gone through: passable, accessible
(figuratively) easy (requiring little effort or skill)

Declension

Declension of βατός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	βατός (vatós)	βατή (vatí)	βατό (vató)	βατοί (vatoí)	βατές (vatés)	βατά (vatá)
genitive	βατού (vatoú)	βατής (vatís)	βατού (vatoú)	βατών (vatón)	βατών (vatón)	βατών (vatón)
accusative	βατό (vató)	βατή (vatí)	βατό (vató)	βατούς (vatoús)	βατές (vatés)	βατά (vatá)
vocative	βατέ (vaté)	βατή (vatí)	βατό (vató)	βατοί (vatoí)	βατές (vatés)	βατά (vatá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο βατός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο βατός, etc.)

Antonyms

άβατος (ávatos)
αδιάβατος (adiávatos)