βραδυ-

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See also: βράδυ, βραδύ, and βραδύ-

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús).

Pronunciation

Prefix

βραδυ- • (vrady-)

  1. 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”)
  2. (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

  • ταχυ- (tachy-, “fast-related prefix”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with βραδυ-
βραδυκαρδία
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