batis

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See also: Batis, batís, and bâtis

English

pririt batis (Batis pririt)
turtleweed (Batis maritima)

Etymology

From translingual Batis, the genus in question, itself likely from Ancient Greek βατίς (batís).

Noun

batis (plural batises)

  1. Any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to wattle-eyes.
  2. Any of the genus Batis of saltworts.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “batis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
bird
plant

Anagrams

Balinese

Romanization

batis

  1. Romanization of ᬩᬢᬶᬲ᭄

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate to Malay betis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /batis/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧tis

Noun

batis

  1. (anatomy) leg (lower limb)
  2. foot (part of the leg from ankle to toe)

Synonyms

  • (part of the body): kaki

Catalan

Verb

batis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of batre

Esperanto

Verb

batis

  1. past of bati

Ido

Verb

batis

  1. past of batar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch batist, from French batiste.

Pronunciation

Noun

batis (plural batis-batis)

  1. batiste, cambric

Further reading

Kapampangan

Etymology

Compare Tagalog batis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbatis/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧tis

Noun

bátis

  1. brook; stream

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek βατίς (batís).

Pronunciation

Noun

batis f (genitive batis); third declension

  1. A plant, probably samphire
Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

singular plural
nominative batis batēs
genitive batis batium
dative batī batibus
accusative batem batēs
batīs
ablative bate batibus
vocative batis batēs

Further reading

  • “batis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • "batis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • batis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “batis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

batīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of batus

Tagal Murut

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baties.

Noun

batis

  1. calf of the leg

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

batis (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. spring; stream; rivulet; brook
  2. continuous flow of water from its source
  3. (formal) source; origin; fountain

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “batis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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