semi-
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin semi- (“half”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi/*sēmi-. Cognate to English sam, and to hemi- (via Ancient Greek).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛmi/, /sɛmaɪ/
Audio (US) (file)
Prefix
semi-
Derived terms
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- semiflat
Translations
half (prefix)
Italian
Etymology
From Latin sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi (“half”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.mi/, [s̪emi]
- Hyphenation: se‧mi-
Derived terms
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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sēmi-. Cognate with Sanskrit सामि (sāmí), Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), Old High German sami-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seː.mi/, [seː.mɪ]
Descendants
References
- semi- in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- semi- in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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