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βραχυ-

βραχυ-

See also: βραχύ and βραχύ-

Greek

Alternative forms

Prefix

βραχυ- (vrachy-)

  1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is small, brachy-:
    σώμα (sóma, body)     βραχύσωμος (vrachýsomos, diminutive, small-bodied)
    κεφάλι (kefáli, head)     βραχυκεφαλία (vrachykefalía, brachycephaly)
    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:
    κύκλωμα (kýkloma, circuit)     βραχυκύκλωμα (vrachykýkloma, short-circuit)
    βίος (víos, life)     βραχύβιος (vrachývios, short-lived)
    προθεσμία (prothesmía, term)     βραχυπρόθεσμος (vrachypróthesmos, short-term)
    -γραφία (-grafía, -graphy)     βραχυγραφία (vrachygrafía, abbreviation)
    -λογία (-logía, -logy)     βραχυλογία (vrachylogía, conciseness)

Derived terms

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Antonyms