βραχύβιος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βραχύβιος (brakhúbios).[1] By surface analysis, βραχύ- (vrachý-) +‎ βίος (víos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɾaˈçi.vi.os/
  • Hyphenation: βρα‧χύ‧βι‧ος

Adjective

βραχύβιος (vrachýviosm (feminine βραχύβια, neuter βραχύβιο)

  1. short-lived
    Antonym: μακρόβιος (makróvios)

Declension

Declension of βραχύβιος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative βραχύβιος (vrachývios) βραχύβια (vrachývia) βραχύβιο (vrachývio) βραχύβιοι (vrachývioi) βραχύβιες (vrachývies) βραχύβια (vrachývia)
genitive βραχύβιου (vrachýviou) βραχύβιας (vrachývias) βραχύβιου (vrachýviou) βραχύβιων (vrachývion) βραχύβιων (vrachývion) βραχύβιων (vrachývion)
accusative βραχύβιο (vrachývio) βραχύβια (vrachývia) βραχύβιο (vrachývio) βραχύβιους (vrachývious) βραχύβιες (vrachývies) βραχύβια (vrachývia)
vocative βραχύβιε (vrachývie) βραχύβια (vrachývia) βραχύβιο (vrachývio) βραχύβιοι (vrachývioi) βραχύβιες (vrachývies) βραχύβια (vrachývia)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο βραχύβιος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο βραχύβιος, etc.)

References

  1. ^ βραχύβιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language