ταχυ-
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ταχύ- (tachý-)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]ταχυ- • (tachy-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is fast or rapid:
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + -τητα (-tita, “noun ending”) → ταχύτητα (tachýtita, “speed”)
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + δρόμος (drómos, “road, street”) → ταχυδρόμος (tachydrómos, “postman”)
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + βολή (volí, “shot”) → ταχυβόλος (tachyvólos, “quickfire, firing quickly”)
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + ρυθμός (rythmós, “rhythm”) → ταχύρυθμος (tachýrythmos, “accelerated, speedy”)
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + δάχτυλο (dáchtylo, “finger”) → ταχυδακτυλουργός (tachydaktylourgós, “magician, juggler”)
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + μετρώ (metró, “to count”) → ταχύμετρο (tachýmetro, “speedometer, tachometer”)
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + φαΐ (faḯ, “food”) → ταχυφαγείο (tachyfageío, “fast food place”)
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + πλέω (pléo, “float”) → ταχύπλοο (tachýploo, “speedboat”)
- (medicine) added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is too fast; tachy-:
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + καρδιά (kardiá, “heart”) → ταχυκαρδία (tachykardía, “tachycardia”)
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + πνοή (pnoḯ, “breath”) → ταχύπνοια (tachýpnoia, “tachypnea”)
- ταχυ- (tachy-) + γλώσσα (glóssa, “tongue”) → ταχυγλωσσία (tachyglossía, “tachylalia”)
Antonyms
[edit]- βραδυ- (vrady-, “slow-related prefix”)