View source for βραχύς

==Ancient Greek==

===Etymology===
{{etymon|grc|inh|ine-pro>*mréǵʰus>short|id=short}}
From {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*brəkʰús}}, from {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*mréǵʰus||short, brief}}.

Cognates include {{cog|sa|sc=Deva|मुहुर्|tr=múhur}}, {{m|sa|मुहु|tr=múhu}}, {{cog|ae|sc=Avst|𐬩𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬎⸱𐬘𐬍𐬙𐬌||short-lived}}, {{cog|la|brevis}}, {{cog|ang|miriġe}} ({{cog|en|merry}}), and {{cog|sq|murriz}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{grc-IPA|βρᾰχύ˘ς}}

===Adjective===
{{grc-adj-1&3|head=βρᾰχῠ́ς|βρᾰχεῖᾰ|βρᾰχῠ́}}

# {{lb|grc|of time}} [[short]], [[brief]]
# {{lb|grc|of distance, height}} [[short]], [[small]], [[little]]
# [[few]]
# {{lb|grc|of importance}} [[humble]], [[insignificant]]
# {{lb|grc|grammar|of vowels}} [[short]]

====Declension====
{{grc-adecl|βρᾰχῠ́ς|βρᾰχεῖᾰ|comp=βρᾰχῠ́τερος, βραχῑ́ων|super=βρᾰχῠ́τᾰτος, βρᾰ́χιστος}}
{{grc-adecl|βρᾰχῠ́ς|βρᾰχεῖᾰ|dial=ion
|FNS=βρᾰχέᾰ|FGS=βρᾰχέης|FDS=βρᾰχέῃ|FAS=βρᾰχέᾰν
|FND=βρᾰχέᾱ|FGD=βρᾰχέαιν
|FNP=βρᾰχέαι|FGP=βρᾰχεέων/βρᾰχεῶν|FDP=βρᾰχέῃσῐ(ν)|FAP=βρᾰχέᾱς
}}

====Antonyms====
* {{l|grc|μακρός}}, {{l|grc|δολιχός}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|grc
|ἀμφίβραχυς
|βρᾰ́χεᾰ
|βρᾰχεῖᾰ
|βρᾰχῑ́ων
|βρᾰχῠδᾰ́κτῠλος
|βρᾰχῠ́νω
|βραχύτης
|τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς
}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|el|βραχύς|lbor=1}}

===References===
* {{R:LSJ}}
* {{R:Middle Liddell}}
* {{R:Bailly}}
* {{R:BDAG}}
* {{R:DGE}}
* {{R:Slater}}
* {{R:Strong's|G|1024}}
* {{R:Woodhouse}}

==Greek==

===Etymology===
{{lbor|el|grc|βραχύς}}.<ref>{{R:DSMG}}</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|el|/vɾaˈçis/}}
* {{hyph|el|βρα|χύς}}

===Adjective===
{{el-adj|f=βραχεία|n=βραχύ}}

# [[short]] {{gl|having little duration}}
#: {{syn|el|σύντομος|βραχυχρόνιος}}
#: {{hypo|el|βραχύχρονος<q:phonetics, phonology><t:short>}}
# {{lb|el|learnedly}} [[short]] {{gl|having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically}}
#: {{syn|el|κοντός<q:vertically>|σύντομος<q:horizontally>}}
#: {{coi|el|'''βραχέα''' [[κύμα|κύματα]]|q=physics, radio|[[shortwave#Noun|'''short'''wave]]|lit=short waves}}

====Declension====
{{el-decl-adj|stem=βραχ|dec=ύς-εία-ύ|compstem=βραχύτερ|abstem=βραχύτατ}}

====Related terms====
{{see|el|βραχυ-|βραχύ-}}

===References===
{{reflist}}