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ταχυ-
ταχυ-
Greek
Alternative forms
- ταχύ- (tachý-)
Prefix
ταχυ- • (tachy-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is fast or rapid:
- -τητα (-tita, “noun ending”) ταχύτητα (tachýtita, “speed”)
- δρόμος (drómos, “road, street”) ταχυδρόμος (tachydrómos, “postman”)
- βολή (volí, “shot”) ταχυβόλος (tachyvólos, “quickfire, firing quickly”)
- ρυθμός (rythmós, “rhythm”) ταχύρυθμος (tachýrythmos, “accelerated, speedy”)
- δάχτυλο (dáchtylo, “finger”) ταχυδακτυλουργός (tachydaktylourgós, “magician, juggler”)
- μετρώ (metró, “to count”) ταχύμετρο (tachýmetro, “speedometer, tachometer”)
- φαϊ (faï, “food”) ταχυφαγείο (tachyfageío, “fast food place”)
- πλέω (pléo, “float”) ταχύπλοο (tachýploo, “speedboat”)
- (medicine) added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is too fast; tachy-:
Derived terms
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Antonyms
- βραδυ- (vrady-, “slow-related prefix”)