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”), +‎ -τος (-tos, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ba.tós/ → /βaˈtos/ → /vaˈtos/

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

1. able to be gone through; passable, accessible
2. 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 batós	βᾰτή batḗ	βᾰτόν batón		βᾰτώ batṓ	βᾰτᾱ́ batā́	βᾰτώ batṓ		βᾰτοί batoí	βᾰταί bataí	βᾰτᾰ́ batá
Genitive		βᾰτοῦ batoû	βᾰτῆς batês	βᾰτοῦ batoû		βᾰτοῖν batoîn	βᾰταῖν bataîn	βᾰτοῖν batoîn		βᾰτῶν batôn	βᾰτῶν batôn	βᾰτῶν batôn
Dative		βᾰτῷ batôi	βᾰτῇ batêi	βᾰτῷ batôi		βᾰτοῖν batoîn	βᾰταῖν bataîn	βᾰτοῖν batoîn		βᾰτοῖς batoîs	βᾰταῖς bataîs	βᾰτοῖς batoîs
Accusative		βᾰτόν batón	βᾰτήν batḗn	βᾰτόν batón		βᾰτώ batṓ	βᾰτᾱ́ batā́	βᾰτώ batṓ		βᾰτούς batoús	βᾰτᾱ́ς batā́s	βᾰτᾰ́ batá
Vocative		βᾰτέ baté	βᾰτή batḗ	βᾰτόν batón		βᾰτώ batṓ	βᾰτᾱ́ batā́	βᾰτώ batṓ		βᾰτοί batoí	βᾰταί bataí	βᾰτᾰ́ batá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		βᾰτῶς batôs				βᾰτώτερος batṓteros				βᾰτώτᾰτος batṓtatos
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 (anabatós)
• 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

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

Declension

Declension of βατός

number  case \ gender	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	βατός •	βατή •	βατό •	βατοί •	βατές •	βατά •
genitive	βατού •	βατής •	βατού •	βατών •	βατών •	βατών •
accusative	βατό •	βατή •	βατό •	βατούς •	βατές •	βατά •
vocative	βατέ •	βατή •	βατό •	βατοί •	βατές •	βατά •
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)