- βραδύς
- βραδύςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `slow' (Il.).Other forms: Comp. βραδύτερος, -τατος, also βραδίων, βάρδιστος and βραδίστατος (Ael.); Seiler, Steigerungsformen 56f.Derivatives: βραδυτής, -τῆτος `slowness' (Il.; on the accent Schwyzer 382), βράδος `id.' (X.; after τάχος). Denomin. βραδύνω `retard' (A.).Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [00] *gʷrd-u- `slow'Etymology: Can be identical with Lith. gurdùs `slow', Latv.. gur̃ds `tired' as *gʷr̥dús (Fraenkel, Phil. 97, 172; KZ 69, 76ff.). Walter KZ 11, 437 connects Lat. gurdus `dolt, heavy'; criticism by Fraenkel l.c.Page in Frisk: 1,262-263
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.