hemi-

See also: hemi, hemî, Hēmi, and hémi-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), from ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”)

Prefix

hemi-

1. Half.

Synonyms

• demi-
• half-
• semi-

Derived terms

English words prefixed with hemi-

• hemisulcus

Translations

Note that English words beginning with hemi- in English do not necessarily correspond to words beginning with the prefixes given in this section.

half

• French: hémi- (fr)
• Georgian: ნახევარ- (naxevar-), ნახევრად- (naxevrad-)
• Greek: ημι- (el) (imi-)

• Latin: hemi-
• Polish: hemi- (pl)

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Danish

Prefix

hemi-

1. hemi-, half

   ‎hemi- + ‎sfære → ‎hemisfære

Derived terms

Danish words prefixed with hemi-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”).

Prefix

hemi-

1. hemi-, half

   Synonyms: medio, semi-

Derived terms

Spanish words prefixed with hemi-

Further reading

• “hemi-” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.