βράδυ
Greek
Alternative forms
- (misspelling) βράδι n (vrádi)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βραδύ (bradú), from Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”), due to it being the last part of the day and for it seeming to be the longest wait for it to arrive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvraði/
- Hyphenation: βρά‧δυ
Adverb
βράδυ • (vrády)
Noun
βράδυ • (vrády) n (plural βράδια)
- evening (period between sunset and full dark)
- Το βράδυ πάμε πάντα περίπατο στη θάλασσα. ― To vrády páme pánta perípato sti thálassa. ― We always go for a stroll by the sea in the evening.
- (by extension) night, evening (period between sunset and sunrise)
- Αυτός είναι παράξενος· τον βρίσκεις να τριγυρνάει πάντα το βράδυ. ― Aftós eínai paráxenos; ton vrískeis na trigyrnáei pánta to vrády. ― He's odd; you always find him wandering around at night.
Declension
Derived terms
- βραδάκι n (vradáki) (diminutive)
- βραδιά f (vradiá, “night”)
- βραδιάζω (vradiázo, “to become night”)
- βραδινό n (vradinó, “evening meal”)
- βραδινή n (vradiní, “evening performance”)
- να μη με βρει το βράδυ (na mi me vrei to vrády, “if I'm lying, I'm dying; cross my heart and hope to die”) (literally: "that night won't find me")
- που να μη σε βρει το βράδυ (pou na mi se vrei to vrády, “may you be struck dead, I hope you die, drop dead”) (literally: "that night won't find you")
Synonyms
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