βραδυ-
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- βραδύ- (vradý-)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]βραδυ- • (vrady-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is slow or sluggish:
- βραδυ- (vrady-) + -τητα (-tita, “noun ending”) → βραδύτητα (vradýtita, “sluggishness”)
- βραδυ- (vrady-) + κινώ (kinó, “to move”) → βραδυκίνητος (vradykínitos, “slow-moving”)
- βραδυ- (vrady-) + φλέγομαι (flégomai, “to flame, blaze”) → βραδυφλεγής (vradyflegís, “slow-burning”)
- (medicine) added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is too slow or in distress; brady-:
- βραδυ- (vrady-) + καρδιά (kardiá, “heart”) → βραδυκαρδία (vradykardía, “bradycardia”)
- βραδυ- (vrady-) + ψυχή (psychí, “soul”) → βραδυψυχισμός (vradypsychismós, “bradypsychia”)
- βραδυ- (vrady-) + γλώσσα (glóssa, “tongue”) → βραδυγλωσσία (vradyglossía, “bradyglossia, bradylalia”)
Antonyms
[edit]- ταχυ- (tachy-, “fast-related prefix”)
Derived terms
[edit]Category Greek terms prefixed with βραδυ- not found
Category Greek terms prefixed with βραδύ- not found