Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Old Persian *bātiyaka (literally phiale), from *bāta (wine, must),[1] whence also Middle Persian bʾtk' (bādag, wine, must). Compare Persian بادیه (bâdiye, large bowl). Furnée compares βάτος (bátos, measure for liquids).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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βᾰτῐάκη (batiákēf (genitive βᾰτῐάκης); first declension

  1. cup

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Latin: batiola

Further reading

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 61