# βαθύς
## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

Zero-grade of the root of βένθος (bénthos), of uncertain origin. Alternatively from earlier *βαφύς (*baphús), related to Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá, “deep”). Or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂dʰ- (“to sink, submerge”).(Can this etymology be sourced?) Unrelated to βυσσός (bussós) and βυθός (buthós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.tʰýs/ → /βaˈθys/ → /vaˈθis/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /ba.tʰýs/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /baˈtʰys/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /βaˈθys/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /vaˈθys/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /vaˈθis/

### Adjective

βᾰθῠ́ς • (băthŭ́s) m (feminine βᾰθεῖᾰ, neuter βᾰθῠ́); first/third declension
* being a large vertical distance from: high, deep
* thick
* (generally) strong, intense, full
* profound
* (of colour) deep
* (time) twilight

#### Derived terms

* βαθυδῑ́νης (bathudī́nēs)
* Βαθυκλῆς (Bathuklês)
* βαθύκολπος (bathúkolpos)
* βᾰθῠπόλεμος (băthŭpólemos)
* βαθύρροος (bathúrrhoos)

#### Related terms

* βάθος (báthos)

#### Descendants

* > Greek: βαθύς (vathýs, “deep”) (inherited)
* → English: bathy-

### References

* ↑ 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
* ↑ 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

* “βαθύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “βαθύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “βαθύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
* Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
* βαθύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
* “βαθύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
* G901 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited. deep idem, page 203.profound idem, page 653.

## Greek
### Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús).

### Adjective

βαθύς • (vathýs) m (feminine βαθιά, neuter βαθύ)
* deep (downward or sometimes inward)
    Antonym: ρηχός (richós)
* (figuratively) deep, dark (of shades and colours)
    βαθύ μπλε ― vathý ble ― deep blue
* (figuratively) profound, deep

#### Declension

Derivations: Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο βαθύς, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο βαθύς, etc.)
comparative (?)
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
βαθύτερος (vathýteros)
βαθύτερη (vathýteri)
βαθύτερο (vathýtero)
βαθύτεροι (vathýteroi)
βαθύτερες (vathýteres)
βαθύτερα (vathýtera)
genitive
βαθύτερου (vathýterou)
βαθύτερης (vathýteris)
βαθύτερου (vathýterou)
βαθύτερων (vathýteron)
βαθύτερων (vathýteron)
βαθύτερων (vathýteron)
accusative
βαθύτερο (vathýtero)
βαθύτερη (vathýteri)
βαθύτερο (vathýtero)
βαθύτερους (vathýterous)
βαθύτερες (vathýteres)
βαθύτερα (vathýtera)
vocative
βαθύτερε (vathýtere)
βαθύτερη (vathýteri)
βαθύτερο (vathýtero)
βαθύτεροι (vathýteroi)
βαθύτερες (vathýteres)
βαθύτερα (vathýtera)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο βαθύτερος", etc)
absolute superlative (?)
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
βαθύτατος (vathýtatos)
βαθύτατη (vathýtati)
βαθύτατο (vathýtato)
βαθύτατοι (vathýtatoi)
βαθύτατες (vathýtates)
βαθύτατα (vathýtata)
genitive
βαθύτατου (vathýtatou)
βαθύτατης (vathýtatis)
βαθύτατου (vathýtatou)
βαθύτατων (vathýtaton)
βαθύτατων (vathýtaton)
βαθύτατων (vathýtaton)
accusative
βαθύτατο (vathýtato)
βαθύτατη (vathýtati)
βαθύτατο (vathýtato)
βαθύτατους (vathýtatous)
βαθύτατες (vathýtates)
βαθύτατα (vathýtata)
vocative
βαθύτατε (vathýtate)
βαθύτατη (vathýtati)
βαθύτατο (vathýtato)
βαθύτατοι (vathýtatoi)
βαθύτατες (vathýtates)
βαθύτατα (vathýtata) :

#### Related terms

* compare with: βάθος (váthos, “depth”, noun)

### Further reading

* βαθύς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language