βαιός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to ἠβαιός (ēbaiós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bai̯.ós/ → /βɛˈos/ → /veˈos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bai̯.ós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /bɛˈos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βɛˈos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /veˈos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /veˈos/

Adjective

βαιός • (baiós) m (feminine βαιᾱ́, neuter βαιόν); first/second declension

1. little, small
2. scanty, few
3. mean, humble
4. (of time) short

Declension

First and second declension of βαιός; βαιᾱ́; βαιόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
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	βαιῶν baiôn	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
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• βαιόν (baión, “a little”, adverb)
• κατὰ βαιόν (katà baión, “little by little”)