demi

See also demi-, and Demi

English

Noun

demi (plural demis)

1. Alternative spelling of demy.
2. (slang) a fifty pence piece.
3. A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters of fluid, 1/2 the volume of a standard bottle; a split.

Anagrams

• dime, Dime, idem

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French

Pronunciation

• demi

  (file)

• IPA: /də.mi/

Adjective

demi m (feminine demie, masculine plural demis, feminine plural demies)

1. half

Noun

demi m (plural demis)

1. half (fraction)
2. (used in time) half (half-hour)

   Il est cinq heures et demie. - It is half past five. — but:

   Elle sera là dans une demi-heure. - She will be here in half an hour. (where “demi” indicates a fraction and where there is no agreement in gender and number)

3. Glass of beer of 250ml volume

   Deux demis et un verre de vin rouge, s'il vous plaît. - Two small beers and a glass of red wine, please.

See also

• moitié

Anagrams

• dîme, idem

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Indonesian

Preposition

demi

1. at

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Latin

Verb

dēmī

1. present passive infinitive of dēmō