ημι-

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See also: ἠμί, ημί-, and ἡμι-

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, half)

Prefix

ημι- (imi-)

  1. half, semi-, hemi-, demi-
    ημι- (imi-) + ‎σφαίρα (sfaíra, sphere) → ‎ημισφαίριο (imisfaírio, hemisphere)
    ημι- (imi-) + ‎όροφος (órofos, floor) → ‎ημιόροφος (imiórofos, mezzanine)
  2. quasi-, partial
    ημι- (imi-) + ‎αστέρας (astéras, star) → ‎ημιαστέρας (imiastéras, quasar)

Derived terms

See also