βαιός
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /bai̯.ós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /bɛˈos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βɛˈos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /veˈos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /veˈos/
Adjective
βαιός • (baiós) m (feminine βαιᾱ́, neuter βαιόν); first/second declension
- little, small
- scanty, few
- mean, humble
- (of time) short
Declension
First and second declension of βαιός; βαιᾱ́; βαιόν (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | βαιός baiós | βαιᾱ́ baiā́ | βαιόν baión | βαιώ baiṓ | βαιᾱ́ baiā́ | βαιώ baiṓ | βαιοί baioí | βαιαί baiaí | βαιᾰ́ baiá | |||||
Genitive | βαιοῦ baioû | βαιᾶς baiâs | βαιοῦ baioû | βαιοῖν baioîn | βαιαῖν baiaîn | βαιοῖν baioîn | βαιῶν baiôn | βαιών baiṓn | βαιῶν baiôn | |||||
Dative | βαιῷ baiôi | βαιᾷ baiâi | βαιῷ baiôi | βαιοῖν baioîn | βαιαῖν baiaîn | βαιοῖν baioîn | βαιοῖς baioîs | βαιαῖς baiaîs | βαιοῖς baioîs | |||||
Accusative | βαιόν baión | βαιᾱ́ν baiā́n | βαιόν baión | βαιώ baiṓ | βαιᾱ́ baiā́ | βαιώ baiṓ | βαιούς baioús | βαιᾱ́ς baiā́s | βαιᾰ́ baiá | |||||
Vocative | βαιέ baié | βαιᾱ́ baiā́ | βαιόν baión | βαιώ baiṓ | βαιᾱ́ baiā́ | βαιώ baiṓ | βαιοί baioí | βαιαί baiaí | βαιᾰ́ baiá | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
βαιόν baión | βαιότερος baióteros | βαιότᾰτος baiótatos | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- βαιόν (baión, “a little”, adverb)
- κατὰ βαιόν (katà baión, “little by little”)