batis

See also: Batis, batís, and bâtis

English

pririt batis ()

turtleweed ()

Etymology

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Noun

batis (plural batises)

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

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

(deprecated template usage) batis

1. past of batar

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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 plural of batus
2. ablative plural of batus

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Tagalog

Noun

batis

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

Derived terms

• batisan