βραχυ-
Greek
Alternative forms
- βραχύ- (vrachý-)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɾaçi/
Prefix
βραχυ- • (vrachy-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is small, brachy-:
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is short in duration:
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + κύκλωμα (kýkloma, “circuit”) → βραχυκύκλωμα (vrachykýkloma, “short-circuit”)
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + βίος (víos, “life”) → βραχύβιος (vrachývios, “short-lived”)
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + προθεσμία (prothesmía, “term”) → βραχυπρόθεσμος (vrachypróthesmos, “short-term”)
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + -γραφία (-grafía, “-graphy”) → βραχυγραφία (vrachygrafía, “abbreviation”)
- βραχυ- (vrachy-) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”) → βραχυλογία (vrachylogía, “conciseness”)
Antonyms
- μακρο- (makro-, “long-related prefix”)
Derived terms
Greek terms prefixed with βραχυ-
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