ταχυ-

See also: ταχύ and ταχύ-

Greek

Alternative forms

• ταχύ- (tachý-)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaçi/

Prefix

ταχυ- • (tachy-)

1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is fast or rapid:

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎-τητα (-tita, “noun ending”) → ‎ταχύτητα (tachýtita, “speed”)

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎δρόμος (drómos, “road, street”) → ‎ταχυδρόμος (tachydrómos, “postman”)

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎βολή (volí, “shot”) → ‎ταχυβόλος (tachyvólos, “quickfire, firing quickly”)

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎ρυθμός (rythmós, “rhythm”) → ‎ταχύρυθμος (tachýrythmos, “accelerated, speedy”)

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎δάχτυλο (dáchtylo, “finger”) → ‎ταχυδακτυλουργός (tachydaktylourgós, “magician, juggler”)

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎μετρώ (metró, “to count”) → ‎ταχύμετρο (tachýmetro, “speedometer, tachometer”)

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎φαΐ (faḯ, “food”) → ‎ταχυφαγείο (tachyfageío, “fast food place”)

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎πλέω (pléo, “float”) → ‎ταχύπλοο (tachýploo, “speedboat”)

2. (medicine) added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something that is too fast; tachy-:

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎καρδιά (kardiá, “heart”) → ‎ταχυκαρδία (tachykardía, “tachycardia”)

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎πνοή (pnoḯ, “breath”) → ‎ταχύπνοια (tachýpnoia, “tachypnea”)

   ‎ταχυ- (tachy-) + ‎γλώσσα (glóssa, “tongue”) → ‎ταχυγλωσσία (tachyglossía, “tachylalia”)

Antonyms

• βραδυ- (vrady-, “slow-related prefix”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with ταχυ-

Greek terms prefixed with ταχύ-