batis

See also: Batis, batís, and bâtis

English

pririt batis ()

turtleweed ()

Etymology

From translingual Batis, the genus in question, itself likely from Ancient Greek βατίς (batís).

Noun

batis (plural batises)

1. Any of several passerine birds in the genus Batis, related to wattle-eyes.
2. Any of the genus Batis of saltworts.

Derived terms

• forest batis

References

bird

• Batis (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Batis (Platysteiridae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Batis (bird) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

plant

• Batis (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Batis (Bataceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Batis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

• “batis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• IBATs, Staib, absit, baits, tabis

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Balinese

Romanization

batis

1. Romanization of ᬩᬢᬶᬲ᭄

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate to Malay betis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /batis/
• Hyphenation: ba‧tis

Noun

batis

1. (anatomy) leg (lower limb)
2. foot (part of the leg from ankle to toe)

Synonyms

• (part of the body): kaki

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Catalan

Verb

batis

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Esperanto

Verb

batis

1. past of bati

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Ido

Verb

batis

1. past of batar

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch batist, from French batiste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbatɪs]
• Hyphenation: ba‧tis
• Rhymes: -tis, -is, -s

Noun

batis (first-person possessive batisku, second-person possessive batismu, third-person possessive batisnya)

1. batiste, cambric.

Further reading

• “batis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Kapampangan

Noun

bátis

1. brook; stream

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Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek βατίς (batís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈba.tis/, [ˈbät̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.tis/, [ˈbäːt̪is]

Noun

batis f (genitive batis); third declension

1. A plant, probably samphire

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	batis	batēs
Genitive	batis	batium
Dative	batī	batibus
Accusative	batem	batēs batīs
Ablative	bate	batibus
Vocative	batis	batēs

References

• “batis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• batis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• batis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “batis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈba.tiːs/, [ˈbät̪iːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.tis/, [ˈbäːt̪is]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) batīs

1. dative/ablative plural of batus

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧tis
• IPA^(key): /ˈbatis/, [ˈbaː.t̪ɪs]

Noun

batis

1. spring; stream; rivulet; brook
2. continuous flow of water from its source
3. (literary) source; origin; fountain

Derived terms

• batisan
• magbatis

 

Further reading

• “batis” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021