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English

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 at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• IBATs, Staib, absit, baits, tabis

Balinese

Romanization

batis

1. Romanization of ?????

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

Catalan

Verb

batis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of batre

Esperanto

Verb

batis

1. past of bati

Ido

Verb

batis

1. past of batar

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ????? (batís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ba.tis/, [?bät??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ba.tis/, [?b??t?is]

Noun

batis f (genitive batis); third declension

1. A plant, probably samphire

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

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, 1883–1887)
• batis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• batis in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ba.ti?s/, [?bät?i?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ba.tis/, [?b??t?is]

Noun

bat?s

1. dative plural of batus
2. ablative plural of batus

Tagalog

Noun

batis

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

Derived terms

• batisan

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæts/
• Rhymes: -æts

Noun

bats

1. plural of bat

Verb

bats

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bat

Adjective

bats (comparative more bats, superlative most bats)

1. (informal) Mad, insane.

   You must be bats to go out in the cold without a coat on.

Anagrams

• ABTs, ATBs, ATSB, Bast, SATB, STAB, TBAs, TBSA, Tabs, bast, stab, tabs

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?bats/
• Rhymes: -ats

Verb

bats

1. second-person singular present indicative form of batre

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ts

Verb

bats

1. first-person singular present indicative of batsen
2. imperative of batsen

Anagrams

• bast

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba/
• Homophones: bat, bât, bas

Verb

bats

1. inflection of battre:
   1. first/second-person singular indicative present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bats/

Noun

bats

1. (anatomy) buttock

Spanish

Noun

bats m pl

1. plural of bat

Volapük

Noun

bats

1. plural of bat