semi-
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin semi- (“half”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi/*sēmi-. Cognate to English sam, and to hemi- (via Ancient Greek).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛmi/, /sɛmaɪ/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file)
Prefix
semi-
Usage notes
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with semi-
- semiflat
Translations
half (prefix)
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Further reading
- “semi-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “semi-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “semi-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Catalan
Derived terms
Catalan terms prefixed with semi-
Further reading
- “semi-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “semi-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “semi-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “semi-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛmɪ ]
Derived terms
Czech terms prefixed with semi-
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsemi-/, [ˈs̠e̞mi-]
Derived terms
Finnish terms prefixed with semi-
See also
Further reading
- “semi-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.mi/
Audio (CAN) (file)
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with semi-
Italian
Etymology
From Latin sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi (“half”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.mi/
- Hyphenation: se‧mi-
Derived terms
Italian terms prefixed with semi-
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sēmi-. Cognate with Sanskrit सामि (sāmí), Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), Old High German sami-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seː.mi/, [s̠eːmɪ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /se.mi/, [semi]
Derived terms
Latin terms prefixed with semi-
Descendants
References
- “semi-”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “semi-”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Portuguese
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with semi-
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semi/ [se.mi]
- Syllabification: se‧mi-
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with semi-
Further reading
- “semi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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