*batizô
Runic: ᛒᚨᛏᛁᛉᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑ.ti.zɔːː/adjective · an/īn-stem
Meanings
comparative degree of *gōdaz (‘good’)
Etymology
*bat- (‘good, favorable, beneficial’) + *-izô (forms the comparative of certain adjectives).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Descendants
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*batiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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betiro (Old Dutch)
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beter (Middle Dutch)
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beter (Dutch)
- beter (Afrikaans)
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beter (Dutch)
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beter (Middle Dutch)
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betiro (Old Dutch)
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*batiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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betera (Old English)
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bettre (Middle English)
- better (English)
- better (Scots)
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bettre (Middle English)
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betera (Old English)
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*batiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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betera (Old Frisian)
- beter (Saterland Frisian)
- better (West Frisian)
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betera (Old Frisian)
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*batiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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betiro (Old Saxon)
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beter (Middle Low German)
- beter (Low German)
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beter (Middle Low German)
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betiro (Old Saxon)
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*batiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
- baeter (Limburgish)
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*batiʀō (Proto-West Germanic)
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beȥȥiro (Old High German)
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beȥȥer (Middle High German)
- besser (Central Franconian)
- besser (German)
- besser (Luxembourgish)
- בעסער (beser) (Yiddish)
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beȥȥer (Middle High German)
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beȥȥiro (Old High German)
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betri (Old Norse)
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betri (Icelandic)
- bättre (Swedish)
- bedre (Danish)
- bedre (Norwegian Bokmål)
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betri (Faroese)
- bättre (Swedish)
- bedre (Danish)
- bedre (Norwegian Bokmål)
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betre (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- bättre (Swedish)
- bedre (Danish)
- bedre (Norwegian Bokmål)
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bere, bære, beire (dialectal) (Norwegian)
- bättre (Swedish)
- bedre (Danish)
- bedre (Norwegian Bokmål)
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bætre, bættre (Old Swedish)
- bättre (Swedish)
- bedre (Danish)
- bedre (Norwegian Bokmål)
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betri (Icelandic)
- 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 (batiza) (Gothic)