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”)
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