dimidium

Latin

Etymology

From dīmidius (“half, halved”).

Noun

dīmidium n (genitive dīmidiī or dīmidī); second declension

1. half

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dīmidium	dīmidia
Genitive	dīmidiī dīmidī1	dīmidiōrum
Dative	dīmidiō	dīmidiīs
Accusative	dīmidium	dīmidia
Ablative	dīmidiō	dīmidiīs
Vocative	dīmidium	dīmidia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• → Middle Welsh: dimei (“halfpenny”)
  • Welsh: dimai (“halfpenny”)