"demi-" meaning in All languages combined

See demi- on Wiktionary

Prefix [English]

Etymology: From Middle English demi (“half, half-sized, partial”), from Anglo-Norman demi (“half”), from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius, from dis- (“apart; in two”) + medius (“middle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|demi||half, half-sized, partial}} Middle English demi (“half, half-sized, partial”), {{der|en|xno|demi||half}} Anglo-Norman demi (“half”), {{der|en|VL.|*dimedius}} Vulgar Latin *dimedius, {{der|en|la|dīmidius}} Latin dīmidius, {{m|la|dis-|gloss=apart; in two}} dis- (“apart; in two”), {{m|la|medius|gloss=middle}} medius (“middle”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} demi-, {{en-prefix}} demi-
  1. partial Tags: morpheme Synonyms: semi-
    Sense id: en-demi--en-prefix-mDShSrm8
  2. half Tags: morpheme Synonyms: half-, hemi-, semi- Translations (half): (bàn) (Chinese), puoli- (Finnish), demi- (French), ნახევარ- (naxevar-) (Georgian), ნახევრად- (naxevrad-) (Georgian), ημι- (imi-) (Greek), mi- (Ido), (han) (Japanese), (ban) (Korean), semi- (Latin), d'mié [Jersey] (Norman), semi- (Romanian), demi- (Romanian), emi- (Romanian), пол- (pol-) (Russian), полу- (polu-) (Russian), semi- (Spanish), bán (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-demi--en-prefix-oRrgZGnG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of 'half': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Prefix [French]

IPA: /də.mi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-demi-.wav [Canada]
Etymology: See demi. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|demi}} demi Head templates: {{fr-prefix}} demi-
  1. semi-, demi-, half- Tags: morpheme Derived forms: demi-cercle, demi-frère, demi-sang, demi-sœur, demi-vie, demi-volée
    Sense id: en-demi--fr-prefix-PEjv8fSH Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for demi- meaning in All languages combined (5.4kB)

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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "demigoddess"
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "demimonde"
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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          "_dis1": "16 84",
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}

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    },
    {
      "word": "demicanton"
    },
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      "word": "demigod"
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    },
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      "word": "半"
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    {
      "word": "demi-frère"
    },
    {
      "word": "demi-sang"
    },
    {
      "word": "demi-sœur"
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      "word": "demi-vie"
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      "tags": [
        "Canada"
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