vṛddhi
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vṛddhi
- /ˈvɹɪ.di/
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, “growth, increase”).
noun vṛddhis · vrddhi · vr̥ddhi · vriddhi
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The 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.
Similar: lengthened grade
Translations
Talk about this word "vṛddhi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/v%E1%B9%9Bddhi. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. vṛddhi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/v%E1%B9%9Bddhi "vṛddhi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/v%E1%B9%9Bddhi.Cite this
@misc{vr_ddhi_2026,
title = {vṛddhi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/v%E1%B9%9Bddhi},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
