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hemi-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prefix

Meaning 1

Half.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: half-, semi-, demi-

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), from ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”). Doublet of semi-.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: hémi- — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Georgian: ნახევარ- (naxevar-) — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Georgian: ნახევრად- (naxevrad-) — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Greek: ημι- (imi-) — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Indonesian: hemi- — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Irish: heimea- — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Irish: heimi- — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Irish: leath- — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Latin: hemi- — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Persian: نیم (nim-) — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Polish: hemi- — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-
  • Polish: pół- — half — see also half-, semi-, demi-