βάθος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From βαθύς (bathús, “deep”) +‎ -ος (-os), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂dʰ- (“to sink, submerge”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰ́θος • (báthos) n (genitive βᾰ́θους or βᾰ́θεος); third declension

  1. extension in space: depth, height, breadth, fullness
  2. profundity

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: βάθος n (váthos, “rank, grade”)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Noun

βάθος • (váthos) n (plural βάθη)

  1. (dimension) bottom, depth (of sea, etc)
    Η λίμνη έχει μεγάλο βάθος. ― I límni échei megálo váthos. ― The lake is very deep.
  2. (dimension) depth (of a cave, well, etc)
    Το σπήλαιο έχει ανυπολόγιστο βάθος. ― To spílaio échei anypológisto váthos. ― The cave has an unknown depth.
  3. (figuratively) profundity, background (of character)

Declension

  • compare with: βαθύς (vathýs, “deep”, adjective)
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