Dictionary

demi- en · X

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Latin dīmidius Vulgar Latin *dimediusder. Anglo-Norman demibor. Middle English demi English demi- 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”).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) partial
2. (morpheme) half
3. (morpheme) Only the upper or front half of
   • The Barony of Pennicuik, the property of Sir George Clerk, Bart., is held by the following singular tenure: The proprietor is bound to sit upon a large rock, called the Buckstone, and wind three blasts of a horn when the king comes to hunt on the Borough Moor near Edinburgh. On account of this singular custom the family have adopted as their crest a demi-forester proper, winding a horn with the motto, Free for a blast. 1885, E. J. Guthrie, Old Scottish Customs, page 84:

Antonyms

holo- · holo-

Deriveds

demitasse · demi-plié · demirelief · demimonde · demigoddess · demigod · demisexual · demisemiquaver · demibastion · demiworld · demirep · demimondaine · demicanton · demiglace · demi-pointe

Synonyms

half- · semi- · semi- · hemi-

Translations (24)

fi puoli- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · scn simi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · ro semi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · ro emi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · zh 半 (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · el ημι- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · la semi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · fr demi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · nrf d'mié (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · pl pół- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · es semi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · ru пол- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · ko 반 (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · it semi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · io mi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · tl mala- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · ro demi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · it emi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · ka ნახევრად- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · ka ნახევარ- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · ru полу- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · scn emi- (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · ja 半 (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-) · vi bán (half — see also half-, semi-, hemi-)