βραχύς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (short, brief).

Cognates include Sanskrit मुहुर् (múhur), मुहु (múhu), Avestan 𐬩𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬎⸱𐬘𐬍𐬙𐬌 (m̨ərəzu.jīti, short-lived), Latin brevis, Old English miriġe (English merry), and Albanian murriz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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βρᾰχῠ́ς (brakhúsm (feminine βρᾰχεῖᾰ, neuter βρᾰχῠ́); first/third declension

  1. (of time) short, brief
  2. (of distance, height) short, small, little
  3. few
  4. (of importance) humble, insignificant
  5. (grammar, of vowels) short

Declension

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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