hemi-

See also: hemi, hemî, Hēmi, and hémi-

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor.
English hemi-
    Category:English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#HEMI%7CHEMICategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#HEMI%7CHEMICategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#HEMICategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#HEMICategory:English learned borrowings from Ancient Greek#HEMI%7CHEMICategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sem-#HEMICategory:Pages with etymology trees#HEMICategory:English entries with etymology trees#HEMICategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#HEMI

    Learned borrowing from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#HEMICategory:English learned borrowings from Ancient Greek#HEMICategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#HEMI prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), from ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”). Doublet of semi-Category:English doublets#HEMI.

    Prefix

    hemi-Category:English lemmas#HEMICategory:English prefixes#HEMICategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HEMICategory:Pages with entries#HEMI-Category:Pages with 7 entries#HEMI-

    1. Half.
      Synonyms: half-, semi-, demi-

    Derived terms

    Category:Pages using catfix#HEMI-
    English terms prefixed with hemi-
    hemiabdomen
    hemiabdominal
    hemiablation
    hemiacetal
    hemiachromatopsia
    hemiagenetic
    hemiagnosia
    hemialbumin
    hemialbumose
    hemiallelic
    hemiallogeneic
    hemiamaurosis
    hemiaminal
    hemiamyloid
    hemianopia
    hemianopsia
    hemianaesthesia
    hemianamorphic
    hemianatropous
    hemianesthesia
    hemiangiocarpous
    hemiaplasia
    hemiarch
    hemiarctic
    hemiarthroplasty
    hemiascomycetous
    hemiataxia
    hemiatrophy
    hemiballism
    hemiballismus
    hemibiotroph
    hemibiotrophic
    hemiblock
    hemibody
    hemiboreal
    hemibrain
    hemibranch
    hemibulb
    hemicarbonic
    hemicarbonic acid
    hemicardia
    hemicastrate
    hemicastrated
    hemicastration
    hemicatenane
    hemicellulose
    hemicerebellar
    hemicerebellectomised
    hemicerebellectomy
    hemicerebellitis
    hemicerebellum
    hemicerebral
    hemicerebrum
    hemichamber
    hemichannel
    hemichordate
    hemichorea
    hemichrome
    hemicircle
    hemicircular
    hemiclit
    hemiclitoral
    hemiclitorides
    hemiclitoris
    hemiclonal
    hemiclonally
    hemiclone
    hemicolectomy
    hemicolitis
    hemicolon
    hemicomplementation
    hemicomplemented
    hemicomplex
    hemicondylar
    hemicondyle
    hemicontinuity
    hemicontinuous
    hemicontusion
    hemicontusive
    hemiconvulsion
    hemicord
    hemicordate
    hemicoronal
    hemicorporeal
    hemicorporectomy
    hemicortectomy
    hemicortex
    hemicranial
    hemicraniectomy
    hemicrypt
    hemicryptophyte
    hydrohemicryptophyte
    hemicryptophytic
    hemicube
    hemicyanine
    hemicycle
    hemicylinder
    hemicylindric
    hemicylindrical
    hemicystectomy
    hemidecorticate
    hemidecorticated
    hemidecortication
    hemidecussate
    hemidecussation
    hemidegenerate
    hemidemisemiquaver
    hemidepleted
    hemidesmosomal
    hemidesmosome
    hemidiaphragm
    hemidiaphragmatic
    hemidimer
    hemidiscoidal
    hemiditone
    hemidome
    hemidysplasia
    hemidystonia
    hemidystrophy
    hemiedaphic
    hemiellipse
    hemiellipsoid
    hemiellipsoidal
    hemielliptic
    hemelytron
    hemiepiphyte
    hemiepiphytic
    hemiequilateral
    hemiester
    hemiextinction
    hemiface
    hemifacial
    hemifield
    hemifission
    hemifluorinated
    hemiforebrain
    hemifumarate
    hemifused
    hemifusion
    hemigamous
    hemiganglion
    hemigenome
    hemigenomic
    hemigigantism
    hemiglossectomy
    hemiglossitis
    hemiglyph
    hemignathous
    hemigossypol
    hemigossypolone
    hemihedral
    hemihedron
    hemihelical
    hemihelix
    hemimorphite
    hemisect
    hemihepatectomy
    hemihepatic
    hemiheterocercal
    hemihexakisoctahedron
    hemiolic
    hemiholohedral
    hemihomonym
    hemihydranencephaly
    hemihydrate
    hemihydrated
    hemihydrochloride
    hemihyperplasia
    hemihypertrophy
    hemihypesthesia
    hemihysterectomy
    hemi-icosahedron
    hemiketal
    hemilabile
    hemilabyrinthectomy
    hemilaminectomy
    hemilaminotomy
    hemilaryngectomy
    hemilateral
    hemilaterally
    hemilayer
    hemilesion
    hemilethargy
    hemilineage
    hemilingual
    hemiliver
    hemiloop
    hemimacula
    hemimacular
    hemimandible
    hemimandibula
    hemimandibular
    hemimandibulectomy
    hemimatrix
    hemimaxilla
    hemimaxillectomy
    hemimaxillofacial
    hemimegalencephaly
    hemimegaloencephaly
    hemimellitic

    Translations

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

    Catalan

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#HEMI-Category:Catalan terms derived from Ancient Greek#HEMI- ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”).

    Prefix

    hemi-Category:Catalan lemmas#HEMI-Category:Catalan prefixes#HEMI-Category:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#HEMI-Category:Pages with entries#HEMI-Category:Pages with 7 entries#HEMI-

    1. hemi-, half
      Synonym: semi-

    Derived terms

    Category:Pages using catfix#HEMI-

    Further reading

    Danish

    Prefix

    hemi-Category:Danish lemmas#HEMI-Category:Danish prefixes#HEMI-Category:Danish entries with incorrect language header#HEMI-Category:Pages with entries#HEMI-Category:Pages with 7 entries#HEMI-

    1. hemi-, half
      ‎hemi- + ‎sfære → ‎hemisfære

    Derived terms

    Category:Pages using catfix#HEMI-

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    From Ancient GreekCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Ancient Greek#HEMI- ἡμι- (hēmi-).

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    hémiCategory:Indonesian lemmas#HEMI-Category:Indonesian prefixes#HEMI-Category:Indonesian numeral prefixes#HEMI-Category:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#HEMI-Category:Pages with entries#HEMI-Category:Pages with 7 entries#HEMI-

    1. hemi-: half
      Synonyms: demi-, semi-

    Derived terms

    Category:Pages using catfix#HEMI-
    Category Indonesian terms prefixed with hemi- not found
    Category:Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories#HEMI-

    Further reading

    Polish

    Etymology

    From Ancient GreekCategory:Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek#HEMI- ἡμι- (hēmi-).

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    hemi-Category:Polish lemmas#HEMI-Category:Polish prefixes#HEMI-Category:Polish entries with incorrect language header#HEMI-Category:Pages with entries#HEMI-Category:Pages with 7 entries#HEMI-

    1. hemi-
      Synonym: pół-
      ‎hemi- + ‎celuloza → ‎hemiceluloza

    Derived terms

    Category:Pages using catfix#HEMI-

    Further reading

    • “hemi-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎ (in Polish)

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Ancient GreekCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#HEMI-Category:Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek#HEMI- ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”).

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: he‧mi

    Prefix

    hemi-Category:Portuguese lemmas#HEMI-Category:Portuguese prefixes#HEMI-Category:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#HEMI-Category:Pages with entries#HEMI-Category:Pages with 7 entries#HEMI-

    1. hemi-, half
      Synonyms: médio, semi-

    Derived terms

    Category:Pages using catfix#HEMI-

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#HEMI-Category:Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek#HEMI- ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”).

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    hemi-Category:Spanish lemmas#HEMI-Category:Spanish prefixes#HEMI-Category:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#HEMI-Category:Pages with entries#HEMI-Category:Pages with 7 entries#HEMI-

    1. hemi-, half
      Synonyms: medio, semi-

    Derived terms

    Category:Pages using catfix#HEMI-

    Further reading

    Category:Catalan lemmas Category:Catalan prefixes Category:Catalan terms borrowed from Ancient Greek Category:Catalan terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:Danish lemmas Category:Danish prefixes Category:English doublets Category:English entries with etymology trees Category:English learned borrowings from Ancient Greek Category:English lemmas Category:English prefixes Category:English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek Category:English terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sem- Category:Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Indonesian 2-syllable words Category:Indonesian lemmas Category:Indonesian numeral prefixes Category:Indonesian prefixes Category:Indonesian terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Pages using catfix Category:Pages using etymon with no ID Category:Pages with 7 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Pages with etymology trees Category:Polish 2-syllable words Category:Polish lemmas Category:Polish prefixes Category:Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation Category:Portuguese lemmas Category:Portuguese prefixes Category:Portuguese terms borrowed from Ancient Greek Category:Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:Rhymes:Polish/ɛmi Category:Rhymes:Polish/ɛmi/2 syllables Category:Spanish 2-syllable words Category:Spanish lemmas Category:Spanish prefixes Category:Spanish terms borrowed from Ancient Greek Category:Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Terms with French translations Category:Terms with Georgian translations Category:Terms with Greek translations Category:Terms with Indonesian translations Category:Terms with Irish translations Category:Terms with Latin translations Category:Terms with Persian translations Category:Terms with Polish translations