"-semi" meaning in All languages combined

See -semi on Wiktionary

Suffix [Faroese]

Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse -semi, from samr + -i. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fo|non|-semi|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse -semi, {{inh+|fo|non|-semi}} Inherited from Old Norse -semi, {{af|non|samr|-i|nocat=1}} samr + -i Head templates: {{head|fo|suffix}} -semi
  1. -ness Tags: morpheme

Suffix [Icelandic]

IPA: [ˌsɛːmɪ]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse -semi. From By surface analysis, -samur (“-some”) + -i f (abstract noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|is|non|-semi|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse -semi, {{inh+|is|non|-semi}} Inherited from Old Norse -semi, {{surf|is|-samur|-i|g2=f|id2=feminine abstract noun|pos2=abstract noun suffix|t1=-some}} By surface analysis, -samur (“-some”) + -i f (abstract noun suffix) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} -semi f (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -semi, no plural) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f.sg}} Forms: -semi [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], -semi [indefinite, nominative, singular], -semin [definite, nominative, singular], -semi [accusative, indefinite, singular], -semina [accusative, definite, singular], -semi [dative, indefinite, singular], -seminni [dative, definite, singular], -semi [genitive, indefinite, singular], -seminnar [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. -ness Tags: feminine, morpheme, no-plural

Suffix [Old Norse]

Etymology: From samr + -i. Etymology templates: {{af|non|samr|-i}} samr + -i Head templates: {{head|non|suffix|g=f}} -semi f
  1. -ness Tags: feminine, morpheme Synonyms: -leiki
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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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  "section": "Icelandic",
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  "title": "-semi",
  "trace": ""
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