βαθυδίνης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of βαθύς (bathús, “deep”) +‎ δῑ́νη (dī́nē, “whirlpool, eddy”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ba.tʰy.dǐː.nɛːs/ → /βa.θyˈði.nis/ → /va.θiˈði.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ba.tʰy.dǐː.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ba.tʰyˈdi.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βa.θyˈði.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /va.θyˈði.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /va.θiˈði.nis/

Adjective

βᾰθῠδῑ́νης • (băthŭdī́nēs) (masculine only, genitive βᾰθῠδῑ́νου) or
βᾰθῠδῑ́νης • (băthŭdī́nēs) m or f (neuter βᾰθύδῑνες); third declension

1. having deep eddies (epithet of rivers and the ocean)

Declension

As a first-declension masculine:

First declension of βᾰθῠδῑ́νης; βᾰθῠδῑ́νᾱο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	βᾰθῠδῑ́νης băthŭdī́nēs	βᾰθῠδῑ́νᾱ băthŭdī́nā	βᾰθῠδῖναι băthŭdînai
Genitive	βᾰθῠδῑ́νᾱο / βᾰθῠδῑ́νε͜ω / βᾰθῠδῑ́νω băthŭdī́nāo / băthŭdī́ne͜ō / băthŭdī́nō	βᾰθῠδῑ́ναιν / βᾰθῠδῑ́ναιῐν / βᾰθῠδῑ́νῃῐν băthŭdī́nai(ĭ)n / băthŭdī́nēiĭn	βᾰθῠδῑνᾱ́ων / βᾰθῠδῑνέ͜ων / βᾰθῠδῑνῶν băthŭdīnā́ōn / băthŭdīné͜ōn / băthŭdīnôn
Dative	βᾰθῠδῑ́νῃ băthŭdī́nēi	βᾰθῠδῑ́ναιν / βᾰθῠδῑ́ναιῐν / βᾰθῠδῑ́νῃῐν băthŭdī́nai(ĭ)n / băthŭdī́nēiĭn	βᾰθῠδῑ́νῃσῐ / βᾰθῠδῑ́νῃσῐν / βᾰθῠδῑ́νῃς / βᾰθῠδῑ́ναις băthŭdī́nēisĭ(n) / băthŭdī́nēis / băthŭdī́nais
Accusative	βᾰθῠδῑ́νην băthŭdī́nēn	βᾰθῠδῑ́νᾱ băthŭdī́nā	βᾰθῠδῑ́νᾱς băthŭdī́nās
Vocative	βᾰθῠδῑ́νη băthŭdī́nē	βᾰθῠδῑ́νᾱ băthŭdī́nā	βᾰθῠδῖναι băthŭdînai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

As a third-declension s-stem:

Third declension of βᾰθῠδῑ́νης; βᾰθῠ́δῑνες (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		βᾰθῠδῑ́νης băthŭdī́nēs	βᾰθῠ́δῑνες băthŭ́dīnes		βᾰθῠδῑ́νει / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεε băthŭdī́nei / băthŭdī́nee	βᾰθῠδῑ́νει / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεε băthŭdī́nei / băthŭdī́nee		βᾰθῠδῑ́νεις / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεες băthŭdī́neis / băthŭdī́nees	βᾰθῠδῑ́νεᾰ băthŭdī́neă
Genitive		βᾰθῠδῑ́νεος / βᾰθῠδῑ́νευς băthŭdī́neos / băthŭdī́neus	βᾰθῠδῑ́νεος / βᾰθῠδῑ́νευς băthŭdī́neos / băthŭdī́neus		βᾰθῠδῑνέοιν băthŭdīnéoin	βᾰθῠδῑνέοιν băthŭdīnéoin		βᾰθῠδῑνέων băthŭdīnéōn	βᾰθῠδῑνέων băthŭdīnéōn
Dative		βᾰθῠδῑ́νει / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεῐ̈ băthŭdī́nei / băthŭdī́neĭ̈	βᾰθῠδῑ́νει / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεῐ̈ băthŭdī́nei / băthŭdī́neĭ̈		βᾰθῠδῑνέοιν băthŭdīnéoin	βᾰθῠδῑνέοιν băthŭdīnéoin		βᾰθῠδῑ́νεσῐ / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεσῐν băthŭdī́nesĭ(n)	βᾰθῠδῑ́νεσῐ / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεσῐν băthŭdī́nesĭ(n)
Accusative		βᾰθῠδῑ́νεᾰ băthŭdī́neă	βᾰθῠ́δῑνες băthŭ́dīnes		βᾰθῠδῑ́νει / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεε băthŭdī́nei / băthŭdī́nee	βᾰθῠδῑ́νει / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεε băthŭdī́nei / băthŭdī́nee		βᾰθῠδῑ́νεᾰς băthŭdī́neăs	βᾰθῠδῑ́νεᾰ băthŭdī́neă
Vocative		βᾰθῠ́δῑνες băthŭ́dīnes	βᾰθῠ́δῑνες băthŭ́dīnes		βᾰθῠδῑ́νει / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεε băthŭdī́nei / băthŭdī́nee	βᾰθῠδῑ́νει / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεε băthŭdī́nei / băthŭdī́nee		βᾰθῠδῑ́νεις / βᾰθῠδῑ́νεες băthŭdī́neis / băthŭdī́nees	βᾰθῠδῑ́νεᾰ băthŭdī́neă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		βᾰθῠδῑνέως băthŭdīnéōs			βᾰθῠδῑνέστερος băthŭdīnésteros			βᾰθῠδῑνέστᾰτος băthŭdīnéstătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “βαθυδίνης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• βαθυδίνης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βαθυδίνης in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• βαθυδίνης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “βαθυδίνης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press