βαθμίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of βαίνω (baínō, “to step, walk”) +‎ -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /batʰ.mís/ → /βaθˈmis/ → /vaθˈmis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /batʰ.mís/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /batʰˈmis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βaθˈmis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vaθˈmis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vaθˈmis/

Noun

βᾰθμῐ́ς • (băthmĭ́s) f (genitive βᾰθμῐ́δος or βᾰθμῖδος); third declension

1. step or threshold
2. base, pedestal

   Synonym: βᾰ́θρον (bắthron)

3. (anatomy) socket, hollow in a joint

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ βᾰθμῐ́ς; τῆς βᾰθμῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ βᾰθμῐ́ς hē băthmĭ́s	τὼ βᾰθμῐ́δε tṑ băthmĭ́de	αἱ βᾰθμῐ́δες hai băthmĭ́des
Genitive	τῆς βᾰθμῐ́δος tês băthmĭ́dos	τοῖν βᾰθμῐ́δοιν toîn băthmĭ́doin	τῶν βᾰθμῐ́δων tôn băthmĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ βᾰθμῐ́δῐ têi băthmĭ́dĭ	τοῖν βᾰθμῐ́δοιν toîn băthmĭ́doin	ταῖς βᾰθμῐ́σῐ / βᾰθμῐ́σῐν taîs băthmĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν βᾰθμῐ́δᾰ tḕn băthmĭ́dă	τὼ βᾰθμῐ́δε tṑ băthmĭ́de	τᾱ̀ς βᾰθμῐ́δᾰς tā̀s băthmĭ́dăs
Vocative	βᾰθμῐ́ς băthmĭ́s	βᾰθμῐ́δε băthmĭ́de	βᾰθμῐ́δες băthmĭ́des
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Third declension of ἡ βᾰθμῐ́ς; τῆς βᾰθμῖδος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ βᾰθμῐ́ς hē băthmĭ́s	τὼ βᾰθμῖδε tṑ băthmîde	αἱ βᾰθμῖδες hai băthmîdes
Genitive	τῆς βᾰθμῖδος tês băthmîdos	τοῖν βᾰθμῑ́δοιν toîn băthmī́doin	τῶν βᾰθμῑ́δων tôn băthmī́dōn
Dative	τῇ βᾰθμῖδῐ têi băthmîdĭ	τοῖν βᾰθμῑ́δοιν toîn băthmī́doin	ταῖς βᾰθμῖσῐ / βᾰθμῖσῐν taîs băthmîsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν βᾰθμῖδᾰ tḕn băthmîdă	τὼ βᾰθμῖδε tṑ băthmîde	τᾱ̀ς βᾰθμῖδᾰς tā̀s băthmîdăs
Vocative	βᾰθμῐ́ς băthmĭ́s	βᾰθμῖδε băthmîde	βᾰθμῖδες băthmîdes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Derived terms

• ἀνᾰβᾰθμῐ́ς (anăbăthmĭ́s)

Further reading

• “βαθμίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “βαθμίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• βαθμίς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βαθμίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)