batia

batia

See also: batía and batiâ

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bəˈti.ə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /baˈti.a/

Verb

batia

1. first-person singular imperfect indicative form of batre
2. third-person singular imperfect indicative form of batre

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βᾰτίς (batís, “a flat fish, perh. skate or ray”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ti.a/

Noun

batia f (genitive batiae); first declension

1. an unknown kind of fish

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	batia	batiae
Genitive	batiae	batiārum
Dative	batiae	batiīs
Accusative	batiam	batiās
Ablative	batiā	batiīs
Vocative	batia	batiae

References

• batia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• batia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈtiɐ/

Verb

batia

1. first-person singular (eu) imperfect indicative of bater
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) imperfect indicative of bater
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 434:

     O coração de Harry batia acelerado agora.