βραδυ-
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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