semi- en · X
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Borrowed from Latin semi- (“half”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi/*sēmi-. Cognate to English sam, and to hemi- (via Ancient Greek).
Meanings
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(morpheme) half
semi-invalid.
- (morpheme) partial, incomplete
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(morpheme) somewhat, rather, quasi-
Nothing like a nice hot ethnic dish before you go to see that semi-expensive, semi-meaningful Off-Broadway show.
1994, Eric Bogosian, Pounding nails in the floor with my forehead:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sem- | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
-ish (somewhat) · demi- (half) · demi- (partial) · quasi- (somewhat) · half- (half) · hemi- (half)
Translations (43)
fi semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · he חצי־ (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · pt semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ru полу- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · io mi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ko 반- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ga leath- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · fr semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ka ნახევარ- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ca semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ro hemi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ro semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · el ημι- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ja 半- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · de halb (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · bg полу- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · cs semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · it mezzo- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · fr à moitié (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · no halv- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · he סמי־ (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · fr demi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · de semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ro emi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · la semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · gl semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · es hemi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · hu szemi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · tr yarı (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · pl pół- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · cmn 半- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ru семи- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · fa نیم (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · pa ਅਧ- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · es semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · hu fél- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ro demi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ka ნახევრად- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · ms semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · sv halv- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · fi puoli- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · it semi- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-) · hu félig- (half (prefix) — see also half-, hemi-, demi-)