βραχυ-

See also: βραχύ and βραχύ-

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɾaçi/

Prefix

βραχυ- • (vrachy-)

  1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is small, brachy-:
    ‎βραχυ- (vrachy-) + ‎σώμα (sóma, “body”) → ‎βραχύσωμος (vrachýsomos, “diminutive, small-bodied”)
    ‎βραχυ- (vrachy-) + ‎κεφάλι (kefáli, “head”) → ‎βραχυκεφαλία (vrachykefalía, “brachycephaly”)
    ‎βραχυ- (vrachy-) + ‎δάχτυλο (dáchtylo, “finger”) → ‎βραχυδακτυλία (vrachydaktylía, “brachydactyly”)
  2. 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”)

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