βράδυ

See also: βραδυ- and βραδύ-

Greek

Alternative forms

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)

  1. at night, by night, nightly
    Τι βγήκε βράδυ μέσα στο σκοτάδι να κάνει βόλτα;Ti vgíke vrády mésa sto skotádi na kánei vólta?What was he doing going out for a walk at night in the dark?

Noun

βράδυ (vrády) n (plural βράδια)

  1. 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.
  2. (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

Synonyms

  • (at night): βραδιάτικα (vradiátika), νυχτιάτικα (nychtiátika)
  • (evening): εσπέρα f (espéra, dusk)
  • (night): νύχτα f (nýchta, night)

Synonyms

  • (evening): πρωί n (proí, morning)
  • (night): μέρα f (méra, day)
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