βραδύπους

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek βραδύπους (bradúpous, “slow of foot”, adjective), from βραδύς (bradús, “slow”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɾaˈði.pus/
Hyphenation: βρα‧δύ‧πους

Noun

βραδύπους • (vradýpous) m (plural βραδύποδες)

sloth (South American mammal)

Declension

declension of βραδύπους

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	βραδύπους •	βραδύποδες •
genitive	βραδύποδος •	βραδυπόδων •
accusative	βραδύποδα •	βραδύποδες •
vocative	βραδύπους •	βραδύποδες •

Related terms

see: βραδύς (vradýs, “slow”) & πους m (pous, “foot”) (formal)

See also

νωθρότητα f (nothrótita, “sloth, sluggishness”)

Further reading

βραδύπους on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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