ταχύς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰn̥gʰ-ú-s, zero-grade u-stem of *dʰengʰ- (to go quickly), based on the comparison with Lithuanian déngti (to run, hurry) (see there for more potential cognates), though Fraenkel has disputed the connection.[1][2]

Not related to Sanskrit तकु (taku), तक्व (takva, quick, fast), as Ancient Greek χ (kh) does not match Sanskrit क् (k), and the comparative θάσσων (thássōn) proves that the Greek τ (t) in ταχύς (takhús) is originally θ (th), from the aspirated PIE *dʰ (see Grassmann's law).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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τᾰχῠ́ς (takhúsm (feminine τᾰχεῖᾰ, neuter τᾰχῠ́); first/third declension

  1. swift, quick, fast, rapid
  2. In a short time: soon

Declension

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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: tachy- (learned)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ταχύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1456–1457
  2. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “deñgti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, pages 88–89:Über griech. ταχύς ‘schnell’, Komp. θᾱ́σσων, eretr. Eigenn. Τήχιππος, die nichts mit lit. déngti ‘schnell laufen, eilen’, zu tun haben, s. jetzt Seiler Steig. 25.39ff.

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús).

Adjective

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ταχύς (tachýsm (feminine ταχεία, neuter ταχύ)

  1. fast, rapid
    Synonym: αλματώδης (almatódis)
  2. sudden

Declension

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singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ταχύς (tachýs) ταχεία (tacheía) ταχύ (tachý) ταχείς (tacheís) ταχείες (tacheíes) ταχέα (tachéa)
genitive ταχέος (tachéos)
ταχύ (tachý)
ταχείας (tacheías) ταχύ (tachý)
ταχέος (tachéos)
ταχέων (tachéon) ταχειών (tacheión) ταχέων (tachéon)
accusative ταχύ (tachý) ταχεία (tacheía) ταχύ (tachý) ταχείς (tacheís) ταχείες (tacheíes) ταχέα (tachéa)
vocative ταχύ (tachý) ταχεία (tacheía) ταχύ (tachý) ταχείς (tacheís) ταχείες (tacheíes) ταχέα (tachéa)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ταχύς, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ταχύς, etc.)

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