βράδυ

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek βραδύ (bradú), from Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, slow), due to it being the last part of the day and for it seeming to be the longest wait for it to arrive (compare the similar semantic development of Spanish tarde).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvraði/
  • Hyphenation: βρά‧δυ

Adverb

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βράδυ (vrády)

  1. at night, by night, nightly
    Τι βγήκε βράδυ μέσα στο σκοτάδι να κάνει βόλτα;
    Ti vgíke vrády mésa sto skotádi na kánei vólta?
    What was he doing going out for a walk at night in the dark?

Noun

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βράδυ (vrádyn (plural βράδια)

  1. evening (period between sunset and full dark)
    Το βράδυ πάμε πάντα περίπατο στη θάλασσα.
    To vrády páme pánta perípato sti thálassa.
    We always go for a stroll by the sea in the evening.
  2. (by extension) night, evening (period between sunset and sunrise)
    Αυτός είναι παράξενος· τον βρίσκεις να τριγυρνάει πάντα το βράδυ.
    Aftós eínai paráxenos; ton vrískeis na trigyrnáei pánta to vrády.
    He's odd; you always find him wandering around at night.

Declension

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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of evening): πρωί n (proḯ, morning)
  • (antonym(s) of night): μέρα f (méra, day)

Derived terms

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