"ημι-" meaning in Greek

See ημι- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: imi- [romanization], ημί- [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”). Etymology templates: {{uder|el|grc|ἥμισυς||half}} Ancient Greek ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”) Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} ημι- • (imi-), {{el-prefix}} ημι- • (imi-)
  1. half, semi-, hemi-, demi- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ημι--el-prefix-533gs8E1
  2. quasi-, partial Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ημι--el-prefix-X2YI5Fev Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek undefined derivations, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Greek undefined derivations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ήμισυς (ímisys) (english: half), μισό (misó) (english: half) [neuter]

Alternative forms

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