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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús).
Pronunciation
Prefix
βραχυ- • (vrachy-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is small, brachy-:
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + σώμα (sóma, “body”) → βραχύσωμος (vrachýsomos, “diminutive, small-bodied”)
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + κεφάλι (kefáli, “head”) → βραχυκεφαλία (vrachykefalía, “brachycephaly”)
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + δάχτυλο (dáchtylo, “finger”) → βραχυδακτυλία (vrachydaktylía, “brachydactyly”)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is short in duration:
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + κύκλωμα (kýkloma, “circuit”) → βραχυκύκλωμα (vrachykýkloma, “short-circuit”)
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + βίος (víos, “life”) → βραχύβιος (vrachývios, “short-lived”)
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + προθεσμία (prothesmía, “term”) → βραχυπρόθεσμος (vrachypróthesmos, “short-term”)
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + -γραφία (-grafía, “-graphy”) → βραχυγραφία (vrachygrafía, “abbreviation”)
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”) → βραχυλογία (vrachylogía, “conciseness”)
Antonyms
- μακρο- (makro-, “long-related prefix”)
Derived terms
Category Greek terms prefixed with βραχύ- not found