βραδύς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dus (slow) (which bears some resemblance in form and meaning to Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- (heavy)). Cognates include Lithuanian gurdùs (slow), Latvian gur̃ds (tired), Latin gurdus (dolt, heavy).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

βρᾰδῠ́ς (bradúsm (feminine βρᾰδεῖᾰ, neuter βραδῠ́); first/third declension

  1. slow
  2. slow-witted, dull
  3. (time) late, tardy

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βραδύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 234

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɾaˈðis/
  • Hyphenation: βρα‧δύς

Adjective

βραδύς (vradýsm (feminine βραδεία, neuter βραδύ)

  1. slow
    Synonym: αργός (argós)
    Antonyms: ταχύς (tachýs), γρήγορος (grígoros)

Declension

Declension of βραδύς
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative βραδύς (vradýs) βραδεία (vradeía) βραδύ (vradý) βραδείς (vradeís) βραδείες (vradeíes) βραδέα (vradéa)
genitive βραδέος (vradéos)
βραδύ (vradý)
βραδείας (vradeías) βραδύ (vradý)
βραδέος (vradéos)
βραδέων (vradéon) βραδειών (vradeión) βραδέων (vradéon)
accusative βραδύ (vradý) βραδεία (vradeía) βραδύ (vradý) βραδείς (vradeís) βραδείες (vradeíes) βραδέα (vradéa)
vocative βραδύ (vradý) βραδεία (vradeía) βραδύ (vradý) βραδείς (vradeís) βραδείες (vradeíes) βραδέα (vradéa)

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

References

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