βάταλος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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There has been an attempt to link this word with βατέω (batéō, to mount) but the presence of the alternative forms dismisses this theory. Furnée correctly connects the word with σπάταλος (spátalos, lewd, lascivious), which indicates a common Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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βᾱ́τᾰλος (bā́talosm (genitive βᾱτᾰ́λου); second declension

  1. (anatomy) anus
  2. catamite, lewd man
    Synonyms: κίναιδος (kínaidos), λάσταυρος (lástauros), μαρικᾶς (marikâs)
  3. stammerer
  4. nickname for Demosthenes

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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