hemi-

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

hemi-

1. Half.

   Synonyms: half-, semi-, demi-

• hemisulcus

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

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

hemi-

1. hemi-, half

   Synonym: semi-

• “hemi-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

hemi-

1. hemi-, half

   ‎hemi- + ‎sfære → ‎hemisfære

From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-).

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: hé‧mi

hémi

1. hemi-: half

   Synonyms: demi-, semi-

• “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.

From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-).

• IPA^(key): /xɛ.mi/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmi
• Syllabification:

hemi-

1. hemi-

   Synonym: pół-

   ‎hemi- + ‎celuloza → ‎hemiceluloza

• hemi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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

• Hyphenation: he‧mi

hemi-

1. hemi-, half

   Synonyms: médio, semi-

• “hemi-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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

• IPA^(key): /emi/
• Syllabification: he‧mi-

hemi-

1. hemi-, half

   Synonyms: medio, semi-

• “hemi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10