semi

See also: ṣemi, şemî, semi-, -semi, and семи

English

Etymology

The prefix semi- (from Latin) used as a noun.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛmi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛmi/, /ˈsɛmaɪ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmi
• Hyphenation: semi

Noun

semi (plural semis)

1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, informal) A semi-detached house.
   • 2008, Elliott Placks, quoted in Helen Isbister, Morris Bryant, Property, Career FAQs, Australia, page 40,

     I′m selling two side-by-side semis that are currently under construction, a waterfront apartment and a house in Rose Bay.

   • 2008, Barry Goodchild, Homes, Cities and Neighbourhoods: Planning and the Residential Landscapes of Modern Britain, page 52:

     The smaller semis of the 1920s and 1930s were closely related to the three bedroom pre-1919 narrow fronted terraces, at least to the larger pre-1919 terraces.

2. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
   • 1967, Tommy Faile (lyrics and music), “Phantom 309”, performed by Red Sovine:

     I was hungry an' freezin' an' done caught a chill / When the lights of a big semi topped the hill

   • 2011, Eamonn Duff, Schapelle Corby: The Untold Story Behind Her Ill-Fated Drug Run, Australia: Allen & Unwin, unnumbered page:

     All night we couldn′t hear each other speak because of the sound of semis changing gear to get over the hill.

3. (informal) A semifinal.
4. (slang) A partial erection of the penis.
   • 2010, Mickey Erlach, Video Boys, page 158:

     The twink got a semi just from that look.

Translations

semi-detached house — see semi-detached

semi-erection

• Finnish: puolierektio, semi (fi)

Anagrams

• EMIs, ESMI, IMEs, MSIE, Meis, Sime, eSIM, mise

Esperanto

Etymology

From semo +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsemi]
• Rhymes: -emi
• Hyphenation: se‧mi

Verb

semi (present semas, past semis, future semos, conditional semus, volitive semu)

1. (intransitive) to sow

Conjugation

Conjugation of semi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense semas semis semos active participle semanta semantaj seminta semintaj semonta semontaj acc. semantan semantajn semintan semintajn semontan semontajn passive participle semata semataj semita semitaj semota semotaj acc. sematan sematajn semitan semitajn semotan semotajn nominal active participle semanto semantoj seminto semintoj semonto semontoj acc. semanton semantojn seminton semintojn semonton semontojn nominal passive participle semato sematoj semito semitoj semoto semotoj acc. sematon sematojn semiton semitojn semoton semotojn adverbial active participle semante seminte semonte adverbial passive participle semate semite semote infinitive semi imperative semu conditional semus

Derived terms

• dissemi (“scatter; disseminate”)

Finnish

Etymology

See semi-. Sense "semi-erection" a semantic loan from English semi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsemi/, [ˈs̠e̞mi]
• Rhymes: -emi
• Syllabification^(key): se‧mi

Adjective

semi (comparative semimpi, superlative semein) (predicative only)

1. (colloquial) mid, mediocre, not bad, not good

   No se esitys oli aika semi. ― Well, the show was just okay

Adverb

semi (not comparable) (attributive only)

1. (colloquial) sort of, kind of, pretty

   Synonyms: aika, jokseenkin, melko

   semi ookoo ― pretty okay

   semi paska ― kind of shit

Noun

semi

1. (colloquial) partial tumescence, semi-erection

   Synonym: puolierektio

Declension

Inflection of semi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		semi	semit
genitive		semin	semien
partitive		semiä	semejä
illative		semiin	semeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		semi	semit
accusative	nom.	semi	semit
	gen.	semin
genitive		semin	semien
partitive		semiä	semejä
inessive		semissä	semeissä
elative		semistä	semeistä
illative		semiin	semeihin
adessive		semillä	semeillä
ablative		semiltä	semeiltä
allative		semille	semeille
essive		seminä	semeinä
translative		semiksi	semeiksi
instructive		—	semein
abessive		semittä	semeittä
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of semi (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative semini semini accusative nom. semini semini gen. semini genitive semini semieni partitive semiäni semejäni inessive semissäni semeissäni elative semistäni semeistäni illative semiini semeihini adessive semilläni semeilläni ablative semiltäni semeiltäni allative semilleni semeilleni essive seminäni semeinäni translative semikseni semeikseni instructive — — abessive semittäni semeittäni comitative — semeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative semisi semisi accusative nom. semisi semisi gen. semisi genitive semisi semiesi partitive semiäsi semejäsi inessive semissäsi semeissäsi elative semistäsi semeistäsi illative semiisi semeihisi adessive semilläsi semeilläsi ablative semiltäsi semeiltäsi allative semillesi semeillesi essive seminäsi semeinäsi translative semiksesi semeiksesi instructive — — abessive semittäsi semeittäsi comitative — semeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative semimme semimme accusative nom. semimme semimme gen. semimme genitive semimme semiemme partitive semiämme semejämme inessive semissämme semeissämme elative semistämme semeistämme illative semiimme semeihimme adessive semillämme semeillämme ablative semiltämme semeiltämme allative semillemme semeillemme essive seminämme semeinämme translative semiksemme semeiksemme instructive — — abessive semittämme semeittämme comitative — semeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative seminne seminne accusative nom. seminne seminne gen. seminne genitive seminne semienne partitive semiänne semejänne inessive semissänne semeissänne elative semistänne semeistänne illative semiinne semeihinne adessive semillänne semeillänne ablative semiltänne semeiltänne allative semillenne semeillenne essive seminänne semeinänne translative semiksenne semeiksenne instructive — — abessive semittänne semeittänne comitative — semeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative seminsä seminsä accusative nom. seminsä seminsä gen. seminsä genitive seminsä semiensä partitive semiään semiänsä semejään semejänsä inessive semissään semissänsä semeissään semeissänsä elative semistään semistänsä semeistään semeistänsä illative semiinsä semeihinsä adessive semillään semillänsä semeillään semeillänsä ablative semiltään semiltänsä semeiltään semeiltänsä allative semilleen semillensä semeilleen semeillensä essive seminään seminänsä semeinään semeinänsä translative semikseen semiksensä semeikseen semeiksensä instructive — — abessive semittään semittänsä semeittään semeittänsä comitative — semeineen semeinensä

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay semi (“shoot, sprout”).

• Semantic loan from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦶ (semi, “sprouting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈmi]
• Hyphenation: sê‧mi

Noun

sêmi (first-person possessive semiku, second-person possessive semimu, third-person possessive seminya)

1. shoot, sprout

   Synonyms: taruk, tunas

2. (dialect) sprouting

Derived terms

• bersemi

 

Further reading

• “semi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Noun

semi m

1. plural of seme

Anagrams

• mesi, mise

Japanese

Romanization

semi

1. Rōmaji transcription of せみ
2. Rōmaji transcription of セミ

Middle English

Verb

semi

1. Alternative form of semen (“to sort out”)

Old Norse

Verb

semi

1. third-person active present subjunctive of semja

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑁂𑀫𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• सेमि (Devanagari script)
• সেমি (Bengali script)
• සෙමි (Sinhalese script)
• သေမိ (Burmese script)
• เสมิ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩮᨾᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ເສມິ (Lao script)
• សេមិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄬𑄟𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

semi

1. first-person singular present/imperative active of seti (“to sleep”)

Spanish

Etymology

Ellipsis of semifinal.

Noun

semi f (plural semis)

1. (colloquial) semifinal, semi-final

   Synonym: semifinal

   • 2022 March 19, Alberto Rubio, “El Chelsea se mete en semis de FA Cup y manda un 'aviso' al Real Madrid”, in Marca‎^[1]:

   • 2022 March 16, Aimara G. Gil, “El Barcelona sigue intratable y se mete en semis con otra goleada”, in As‎^[2]:

   • 2021 August 19, Lautaro Tiburzio, “No habrá cuarteto de brasileños en semis: Barcelona eliminó a Fluminense”, in Bolavip‎^[3]:

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

semi

1. plural of usemi

Swedish

Noun

semi c

1. Clipping of semifinal.

Declension

Declension of semi
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	semi	semin	semifinaler	semifinalerna
Genitive	semis	semins	semifinalers	semifinalernas

Venetian

Adjective

semi

1. masculine plural of semo