Greek

Alternative forms

• βραδύ- ‎(vradý-)

Prefix

βραδυ- • ‎(vrady-)

1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is slow or sluggish:

   -τητα ‎(-tita, “noun ending”)     βραδύτητα ‎(vradýtita, “sluggishness”)

   κινώ ‎(kinó, “to move”)     βραδυκίνητος ‎(vradykínitos, “slow-moving”)

   φλέγομαι ‎(flégomai, “flame, blaze”)     βραδυφλεγής ‎(vradyflegís, “slow-burning”)

2. (medicine) added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is too slow or in distress; brady-:

   καρδιά ‎(kardiá, “heart”)     βραδυκαρδία ‎(vradykardía, “bradycardia”)

   ψυχή ‎(psychí, “soul”)     βραδυψυχισμός ‎(vradypsychismós, “bradypsychia”)

   γλώσσα ‎(glóssa, “tongue”)     βραδυγλωσσία ‎(vradyglossía, “bradyglossia, bradylalia”)

Derived terms

Antonyms

• ταχυ- ‎(tachy-, “fast-related prefix”)