"demi" meaning in French

See demi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /də.mi/ Audio: Fr-demi.ogg Forms: demie [feminine], demis [masculine, plural], demies [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|VL.|*dimedius|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *dimedius, {{inh+|fr|VL.|*dimedius}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, {{inh|fr|la|dīmidius}} Latin dīmidius Head templates: {{fr-adj}} demi (feminine demie, masculine plural demis, feminine plural demies)
  1. half
    Sense id: en-demi-fr-adj-oRrgZGnG

Noun

IPA: /də.mi/ Audio: Fr-demi.ogg Forms: demis [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|VL.|*dimedius|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *dimedius, {{inh+|fr|VL.|*dimedius}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, {{inh|fr|la|dīmidius}} Latin dīmidius Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} demi m (plural demis)
  1. half (fraction) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-demi-fr-noun-t5sWfhZ6
  2. (used in time) half (half-hour) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-demi-fr-noun-sHrXmsym
  3. (Polynesia, France) a person of multiracial descent, usually a person with French and other non-European origin; mixed-race Tags: France, masculine
    Sense id: en-demi-fr-noun-BkgQED0W Categories (other): French French, French entries with incorrect language header, French links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 57 1 39 Disambiguation of French links with redundant alt parameters: 1 1 1 73 1 22
  4. a glass of beer of 250 ml volume Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-demi-fr-noun-QQnvHgb8
  5. (Quebec, real estate) bathroom Tags: Quebec, masculine Categories (topical): Real estate
    Sense id: en-demi-fr-noun-NIZXfNkF Categories (other): Quebec French Topics: business, real-estate
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à demi, à malin, malin et demi, demi de mêlée, demi d’ouverture Related terms: moitié

Inflected forms

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