βράδυ

See also: βραδυ- and βραδύ-

Greek

Alternative forms

• (misspelling) βράδι n (vrádi)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βραδύ (bradú), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”), due to it being the last part of the day and for it seeming to be the longest wait for it to arrive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvraði/
• Hyphenation: βρά‧δυ

Adverb

βράδυ • (vrády)

1. at night, by night, nightly

   Τι βγήκε βράδυ μέσα στο σκοτάδι να κάνει βόλτα; ― Ti vgíke vrády mésa sto skotádi na kánei vólta? ― What was he doing going out for a walk at night in the dark?

Noun

βράδυ • (vrády) n (plural βράδια)

1. evening (period between sunset and full dark)

   Το βράδυ πάμε πάντα περίπατο στη θάλασσα. ― To vrády páme pánta perípato sti thálassa. ― We always go for a stroll by the sea in the evening.

2. (by extension) night, evening (period between sunset and sunrise)

   Αυτός είναι παράξενος· τον βρίσκεις να τριγυρνάει πάντα το βράδυ. ― Aftós eínai paráxenos; ton vrískeis na trigyrnáei pánta to vrády. ― He's odd; you always find him wandering around at night.

Declension

Declension of βράδυ

	singular	plural
nominative	βράδυ •	βράδια •
genitive	βραδιού •	βραδιών •
accusative	βράδυ •	βράδια •
vocative	βράδυ •	βράδια •

Derived terms

• βραδάκι n (vradáki) (diminutive)
• βραδιά f (vradiá, “night”)
• βραδιάζω (vradiázo, “to become night”)
• βραδινό n (vradinó, “evening meal”)
• βραδινή n (vradiní, “evening performance”)
• να μη με βρει το βράδυ (na mi me vrei to vrády, “if I'm lying, I'm dying; cross my heart and hope to die”) (literally: "that night won't find me")
• που να μη σε βρει το βράδυ (pou na mi se vrei to vrády, “may you be struck dead, I hope you die, drop dead”) (literally: "that night won't find you")

Synonyms

• (at night): βραδιάτικα (vradiátika), νυχτιάτικα (nychtiátika)
• (evening): εσπέρα f (espéra, “dusk”)
• (night): νύχτα f (nýchta, “night”)

Synonyms

• (evening): πρωί n (proḯ, “morning”)
• (night): μέρα f (méra, “day”)