βραδύς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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

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

Inflection

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: βραδύς (vradýs) (learned)
  • Byzantine Greek: βραδύ (bradú)

References

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  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

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Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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βραδύς (vradýsm (feminine βραδεία, neuter βραδύ)

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

Declension

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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.)

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References

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  1. ^ βραδύς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language