hemi-

See also: hemi, hemî, Hēmi, and hémi-

English

Etymology

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

Prefix

hemi-

1. Half.

   Synonyms: half-, semi-, demi-

Derived terms

English terms 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-)
• Indonesian: hemi-
• Irish: heimea-, heimi-, leath-
• Latin: hemi-
• Polish: hemi- (pl), pół- (pl)

Danish

Prefix

hemi-

1. hemi-, half

   ‎hemi- + ‎sfære → ‎hemisfære

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with hemi-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhemi]
• Hyphenation: hé‧mi

Prefix

hémi

1. hemi-: half

   Synonyms: demi-, semi-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with hemi- not found

Further reading

• “hemi-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɛ.mi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛmi
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

hemi-

1. hemi-

   Synonym: pół-

   ‎hemi- + ‎celuloza → ‎hemiceluloza

Derived terms

Category Polish terms prefixed with hemi- not found

Further reading

• hemi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: he‧mi

Prefix

hemi-

1. hemi-, half

   Synonyms: médio, semi-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with hemi-

Further reading

• “hemi-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emi/ [e.mi]
• Syllabification: he‧mi-

Prefix

hemi-

1. hemi-, half

   Synonyms: medio, semi-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with hemi-

Further reading

• “hemi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28