βάθος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From βαθύς (bathús, “deep”) +‎ -ος (-os), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂dʰ- (“to sink, submerge”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰ́θος • (bắthos) n (genitive βᾰ́θους or βᾰ́θεος); third declension

  1. extension in space: depth, height, breadth, fullness
  2. profundity

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ βᾰ́θος; τοῦ βᾰ́θους (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ βᾰ́θος
tò bắthos 		τὼ βᾰ́θει
tṑ bắthei 		τᾰ̀ βᾰ́θη
tằ bắthē
Genitive τοῦ βᾰ́θους
toû bắthous 		τοῖν βᾰθοῖν
toîn băthoîn 		τῶν βᾰθῶν
tôn băthôn
Dative τῷ βᾰ́θει
tôi bắthei 		τοῖν βᾰθοῖν
toîn băthoîn 		τοῖς βᾰ́θεσῐ / βᾰ́θεσῐν
toîs bắthesĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ βᾰ́θος
tò bắthos 		τὼ βᾰ́θει
tṑ bắthei 		τᾰ̀ βᾰ́θη
tằ bắthē
Vocative βᾰ́θος
bắthos 		βᾰ́θει
bắthei 		βᾰ́θη
bắthē
Notes:
Third declension of τὸ βᾰ́θος; τοῦ βᾰ́θεος (Ionic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ βᾰ́θος
tò bắthos 		τὼ βᾰ́θει / βᾰ́θεε
tṑ bắthei / bắthee 		τᾰ̀ βᾰ́θεᾰ
tằ bắtheă
Genitive τοῦ βᾰ́θεος / βᾰ́θευς
toû bắtheos / bắtheus 		τοῖν βᾰθέοιν
toîn băthéoin 		τῶν βᾰθέων
tôn băthéōn
Dative τῷ βᾰ́θει / βᾰ́θεῐ̈
tôi bắthei / bắtheĭ̈ 		τοῖν βᾰθέοιν
toîn băthéoin 		τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν βᾰ́θεσῐ / βᾰ́θεσῐν
toîsĭ(n) bắthesĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ βᾰ́θος
tò bắthos 		τὼ βᾰ́θει / βᾰ́θεε
tṑ bắthei / bắthee 		τᾰ̀ βᾰ́θεᾰ
tằ bắtheă
Vocative βᾰ́θος
bắthos 		βᾰ́θει / βᾰ́θεε
bắthei / bắthee 		βᾰ́θεᾰ
bắtheă
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

  • Greek: βάθος n (váthos, “rank, grade”)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βαθύς (> DER > βάθος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 191

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάθος (báthos).[1]

Noun

βάθος • (váthos) n (plural βάθη)

  1. (dimension) bottom, depth (of sea, etc)
    Η λίμνη έχει μεγάλο βάθος. ― I límni échei megálo váthos. ― The lake is very deep.
  2. (dimension) depth (of a cave, well, etc)
    Το σπήλαιο έχει ανυπολόγιστο βάθος. ― To spílaio échei anypológisto váthos. ― The cave has an unknown depth.
  3. (figuratively) profundity, background (of character)

Declension

Declension of βάθος
singular plural
nominative βάθος (váthos) βάθη (váthi)
genitive βάθους (váthous) βαθών (vathón)
accusative βάθος (váthos) βάθη (váthi)
vocative βάθος (váthos) βάθη (váthi)

Derived terms

  • compare with: βαθύς (vathýs, “deep”, adjective)

References

  1. ^ βάθος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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