mitad

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Spanish

Spanish numbers (edit)
20[a], [b]
2 3  → 
    Cardinal: dos
    Ordinal: segundo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2.º
    Multiplier: doble
    Collective: ambos
    Fractional: medio, mitad
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish meitad, meytat, meetat, from Late Latin medietātem (compare Catalan meitat, French moitié, Italian metà, Portuguese metade), from Latin medius (“mean, middle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈtad/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: mi‧tad

Noun

mitad f (plural mitades)

  1. (fractional number) half
    tres mitades ― three halves (3⁄2)
    la mitad del pastel ― half of the cake

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