adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
batā̆vus
batā̆vus (feminine batā̆va, neuter batā̆vum)
Classical[baˈtaː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[baˈtaː.vus]
Meaning
- adjectiveDutch
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | batā̆vus | batā̆va | batā̆vum |
| genitive | batā̆vī | batā̆vae | batā̆vī |
| dative | batā̆vō | batā̆vae | batā̆vō |
| accusative | batā̆vum | batā̆vam | batā̆vum |
| ablative | batā̆vō | batā̆vā | batā̆vō |
| vocative | batā̆ve | batā̆va | batā̆vum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | batā̆vī | batā̆vae | batā̆va |
| genitive | batā̆vōrum | batā̆vārum | batā̆vōrum |
| dative | batā̆vīs | batā̆vīs | batā̆vīs |
| accusative | batā̆vōs | batā̆vās | batā̆va |
| ablative | batā̆vīs | batā̆vīs | batā̆vīs |
| vocative | batā̆vī | batā̆vae | batā̆va |
Bătāvus, a, um, adj.,
I. pertaining to Batavia, Batavian, of Holland, Dutch:
spuma, Mart. 8, 33, 20.—Hence, Batāvi, ōrum, m., = Βατάουοι, Ptol., the Batavians, Hollanders, Dutch, Tac. H. 4, 12; id. G. 29 al.: Batavorum Insula, v. Batavia.—With penult scanned short: Vangiones Bătăvīque truces, etc., Luc. 1, 431.—Sing.: Bătā-vus, i, m., one of the Batavi, Mart. 14, 176. —Collectively, Juv. 8, 51; Sil. 3, 608.Origins
From Batāvī, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō (“good island”).