demi-

See also: demi, Demi, and de-mi

English

Etymology

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”).

Prefix

demi-

1. partial

   Synonym: semi-

   Antonym: holo-

2. half

   Synonyms: half-, hemi-, semi-

   Antonym: holo-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with demi-

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

 

Translations

half

• Chinese: 半 (zh) (bàn)
• Finnish: puoli-
• French: demi- (fr)
• Georgian: ნახევარ- (naxevar-), ნახევრად- (naxevrad-)
• Greek: ημι- (el) (imi-)
• Ido: mi-
• Italian: semi- (it), emi- (it)
• Japanese: 半 (ja) (han)
• Korean: 반 (ko) (ban)
• Latin: semi-
• Norman: d'mié (Jersey)
• Romanian: semi- (ro), demi-, emi-
• Russian: пол- (ru) (pol-), полу- (ru) (polu-)
• Sicilian: emi-, simi-
• Spanish: semi- (es)
• Tagalog: mala-
• Vietnamese: bán (vi)

Anagrams

• Diem, Dime, IMed, dime, idem, meid

French

Etymology

See demi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.mi/

• Audio (Canada):

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• Homophone: demi

Prefix

demi-

1. semi-, demi-, half-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with demi-

• demi-cercle
• demi-frère
• demi-sang
• demi-sœur
• demi-vie
• demi-volée