"hemi-" meaning in English

See hemi- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), from ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”). Doublet of semi-. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sem-}} [Template:root], {{bor|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|ἡμι-|t=half}} ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), {{m|grc|ἥμισυς|t=half}} ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”), {{doublet|en|semi-}} Doublet of semi- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} hemi-, {{en-prefix}} hemi-
  1. Half. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: half-, semi-, demi- Derived forms: hemisulcus Translations (half): hémi- (French), ნახევარ- (naxevar-) (Georgian), ნახევრად- (naxevrad-) (Georgian), ημι- (imi-) (Greek), hemi- (Indonesian), heimea- (Irish), heimi- (Irish), leath- (Irish), hemi- (Latin), hemi- (Polish), pół- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-hemi--en-prefix-JLKeqIsA

Download JSON data for hemi- meaning in English (2.0kB)

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      "sense": "half",
      "word": "heimi-"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
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      "word": "hemi-"
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      "word": "hemi-"
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