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dimidium

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From dīmidius (“half, halved”).

Noun edit

dīmidium n (genitive dīmidiī or dīmidī); second declension

  1. half

Declension edit

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 edit

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