Meanings
plural vṛddhis · alternative vrddhi · alternative vr̥ddhi · alternative vriddhi
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe strongest ablaut-grade in a series of vowel alternations in certain Indo-European languages, most notably Sanskrit, as well as in Proto-Indo-European.
Sometimes a vrddhi-derivative was formed from a zero-grade and involved the insertion of the full-grade vowel in the “wrong” place.
2004, Benjamin Fortson, Indo-European Language and Culture, Blackwell 2004, page 117Synonyms: lengthened grade
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe strongest ablaut-grade in a series of vowel alternations in certain Indo-European languages, most notably Sanskrit, as well as in Proto-Indo-European.
Origin
- Sanskritवृद्धि“growth, increase”
- Englishvṛddhi
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, “growth, increase”).
More words from Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali বৃদ্ধি
- বৃদ্ধি (briddhi)Translations
German Dehnstufe, Vriddhi
- DehnstufeTranslations
- VriddhiTranslations
Hindi वृद्धि
- वृद्धि (vŕddhi)Translations
Indonesian wṛddhi
- wṛddhiTranslations
Polish vriddhi
- vriddhiTranslations
Tamil விருத்திசந்தி, விருத்தி
- விருத்திசந்தி (virutticanti)Translations
- விருத்தி (virutti)Translations
Cite this entry
vṛddhi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v%E1%B9%9Bddhi
“vṛddhi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/v%E1%B9%9Bddhi. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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