βαιός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown.[1] Possibly related to ἠβαιός (ēbaiós).

Pronunciation

 

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

Derived terms

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

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βαιός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 192–193
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