ῥᾴδιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *wrāhi-, whence also ῥᾶ (rhâ, easily), of undetermined etymology followed by a suffixed *-gʷy-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷey- (force) (whence also βία (bía, violence, force)).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ῥᾴδῐος • (rhā́idios) m (feminine ῥᾳδῐ́ᾱ, neuter ῥᾴδῐον); first/second declension

  1. easy, easy to understand, easy to do
  2. easygoing, adaptable
    1. reckless, unscrupulous
    2. better (i.e. get better from sickness)

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ἐκ ῥᾳδίας (ek rhāidías, easily)

References

  1. Van Beek, Lucien (2020) “Greek ἀΐδιος, μινυνθάδιος, ῥηΐδιος: Etymology, phraseology, and labiovelar palatalization”, in Glotta, volume 96, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved May 27, 2023, pages 38–74

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