-βάτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βαίνω (baínō, “I walk”), βᾰτός (bătós, “passable”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bá.tɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈba.te̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβa.tis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈva.tis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈva.tis/

Suffix

-βᾰ́της • (-bắtēs) m (genitive -βᾰ́του); first declension (feminine: -βᾰ́τις)

(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 -bắtēs	-βᾰ́τᾱ -bắtā	-βᾰ́ται -bắtai
Genitive	-βᾰ́του -bắtou	-βᾰ́ταιν -bắtain	-βᾰτῶν -bătôn
Dative	-βᾰ́τῃ -bắtēi	-βᾰ́ταιν -bắtain	-βᾰ́ταις -bắtais
Accusative	-βᾰ́την -bắtēn	-βᾰ́τᾱ -bắtā	-βᾰ́τᾱς -bắtās
Vocative	-βᾰ́τᾰ -bắtă	-βᾰ́τᾱ -bắtā	-βᾰ́ται -bắtai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

see compounds at perseus.tufts.edu.

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -βάτης

κτηνοβάτης

λαλοβαρυπαραμελορυθμοβάτης

στυλοβάτης

χαλκοβατής

Related terms

-βᾰσία f (-băsía, “the action of walking on...”)
-βᾰτέω (-bătéō, “I walk on...”)
-βᾰ́τις f (-bắtis, “feminine of -βάτης”)

Descendants

Greek: -βάτης (-vátis)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -βᾰ́της.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvatis/

Suffix

-βάτης • (-vátis) m (feminine -βάτισσα), also fem: -βάτρια (-vátria), -βάτιδα (-vátida), -βάτις (-vátis)

(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”)
(forming nouns) masculine: one who walks at a particular time
‎ύπνος (ýpnos, “sleeping”) + ‎-βάτης (-vátis) → ‎υπνοβάτης (ypnovátis, “sleepwalker”)
(forming nouns, sexuality) masculine: one who has sexual relations with animals
‎κτήνος (ktínos, “beast, animal”) + ‎-βάτης (-vátis) → ‎κτηνοβάτης (ktinovátis, “bestialist”)
(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 (-vátis)	-βάτες (-vátes)
genitive	-βάτη (-váti)	-βατών (-vatón)
accusative	-βάτη (-váti)	-βάτες (-vátes)
vocative	-βάτη (-váti)	-βάτες (-vátes)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -βάτης

Related terms

-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”)