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βαθύς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Zero-grade of the root of βένθος (bénthos), of uncertain origin.[1] Alternatively from earlier *βαφύς (*baphús), related to Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá, deep).[2] Or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂dʰ- (to sink, submerge).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Unrelated to βυσσός (bussós) and βυθός (buthós); also unrelated to English bath.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

βᾰθῠ́ς (bathúsm (feminine βᾰθεῖᾰ, neuter βᾰθῠ́); first/third declension

  1. being a large vertical distance from: high, deep
  2. thick
  3. (generally) strong, intense, full
  4. profound
  5. (of colour) deep
  6. (time) twilight

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Greek: βαθύς (vathýs, deep) (inherited)
  • English: bathy-

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βαθύς”, 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
  2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “gabhīrá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University:seems rather far-fetched, but may be correct

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús).

Adjective

βαθύς (vathýsm (feminine βαθιά, neuter βαθύ)

  1. deep (downward or sometimes inward)
    Antonym: ρηχός (richós)
  2. (figuratively) deep, dark (of shades and colours)
    βαθύ μπλεvathý bledeep blue
  3. (figuratively) profound, deep

Declension

Declension of βαθύς
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative βαθύς (vathýs) βαθιά (vathiá) βαθύ (vathý) βαθιοί (vathioí) βαθιές (vathiés) βαθιά (vathiá)
genitive βαθιού (vathioú)
βαθύ (vathý)
βαθιάς (vathiás) βαθιού (vathioú)
βαθύ (vathý)
βαθιών (vathión) βαθιών (vathión) βαθιών (vathión)
accusative βαθύ (vathý) βαθιά (vathiá) βαθύ (vathý) βαθιούς (vathioús) βαθιές (vathiés) βαθιά (vathiá)
vocative βαθύ (vathý) βαθιά (vathiá) βαθύ (vathý) βαθιοί (vathioí) βαθιές (vathiés) βαθιά (vathiá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο βαθύς, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο βαθύς, etc.)

  • compare with: βάθος (váthos, depth, noun)

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