βράδυ

See also: βραδύ, βραδυ-, and βραδύ-

Greek

Alternative forms

• (misspelling) βράδι n (vrádi)

Etymology

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

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

Adverb

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

βράδυ • (vrády) n (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

Declension of βράδυ

	singular	plural
nominative	βράδυ (vrády)	βράδια (vrádia)
genitive	βραδιού (vradioú)	βραδιών (vradión)
accusative	βράδυ (vrády)	βράδια (vrádia)
vocative	βράδυ (vrády)	βράδια (vrádia)

Synonyms

• (at night): βραδιάτικα (vradiátika), νυχτιάτικα (nychtiátika)
• (evening): εσπέρα f (espéra, “dusk”)
• (night): νύχτα f (nýchta, “night”)

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

• αποβραδίς n (apovradís, “last night, overnight”)
• απόβραδο n (apóvrado, “dusk, early evening”)
• βραδάκι n (vradáki, diminutive)
• βραδιά f (vradiá, “night”)
• βραδιάζω (vradiázo, “to become night”)
• βραδινή n (vradiní, “evening performance”)
• βραδινό n (vradinó, “evening meal”)
• and see: βράδυ n (vrády, “evening”)

• να μη με βρει το βράδυ (na mi me vrei to vrády, “cross my heart and hope to die”, literally “that night won't find me”)
• που να μη σε βρει το βράδυ (pou na mi se vrei to vrády, “may you be struck dead”, literally “that night won't find you”)