-βάτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

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
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -βάτης
  • -βᾰσία f (-basía, “the action of walking on...”)
  • -βᾰτέω (-batéō, “I walk on...”)
  • -βᾰ́τις f (-bátis, “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)

  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
case     \     number singular plural
nominative -βάτης • -βάτες •
genitive -βάτη • -βατών •
accusative -βάτη • -βάτες •
vocative -βάτη • -βάτες •

Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -βάτης
  • -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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