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-βάτης
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
grc :af βᾰτός<t:passable><ety:from<βαίνω<t:walk; step>>> -της<pos:masculine agent-noun suffix><id:agent noun>
From grc βαίνω<t:walk; step> -της<pos:masculine agent-noun suffix><id:agent noun>, or grc βᾰτός<t:passable> -της<pos:masculine agent-noun suffix><id:agent noun>.
Pronunciation
βᾰ́της
Suffix
-βᾰ́της -βᾰ́του m first (feminine: grc -βᾰ́τις -)
grc forming nouns masculine: one who walks on what is defined by the first combining form
grc ὄρος ὀρειβάτης (τοῦ ὄρε-ος) mountain mountain-ranging
Inflection
-βᾰ́της ου
Derived terms
see compounds at perseus.tufts.edu.
grc
Related terms
grc -βᾰσία f the action of walking on...
grc -βᾰτέω I walk on...
grc -βᾰ́τις f feminine of -βάτης
Descendants
el -βάτης
Greek
Etymology
From el grc -βᾰ́της -.
Pronunciation
el /ˈvatis/
Suffix
m -βάτισσα, also fem: el -βάτρια, el -βάτιδα, el -βάτις
el forming nouns masculine: one who walks on what is defined by the first combining form
el όρος ορειβάτης (ancient τοῦ ὄρε-ος) mountain mountain climber
el forming nouns masculine: one who walks at a particular time
el ύπνος υπνοβάτης sleeping sleepwalker
el forming nouns sexuality masculine: one who has sexual relations with animals
el κτήνος κτηνοβάτης beast, animal bestialist
el forming nouns topography masculine: an instrument of measuring
el χώρος χωροβάτης area, space topograph
Declension
-βάτ -βατ
Derived terms
el
Related terms
grc -βασία f the action of walking on...
grc -βατώ I walk on...
grc -βάτιδα f feminine of -βάτης
grc -βάτις f feminine of -βάτης formal, archaic
grc -βάτισσα f feminine of -βάτης