Adjective: demi
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | demi |
| Singular f. | demie |
| Plural m. | demis |
| Plural f. | demies |
Sample Sentences
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Voir le verre à demi plein ou à demi vide. (To see the glass half full or half empty.)
Adjectives inflected like demi
indifférent,
cohérent,
aspérifolié,
serein,
seyant,
second,
babillard,
savant,
satané,
satiné,
saturé,
défraîchi,
spaghettifié,
saoudi,
salaud,
salant,
sciant,
schleu,
évanescent,
écartelé, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius (“half”), derived from dis- (“apart; in two”) + medius (“middle; centre”). See: Latin Adjectives '
dīmidius'.
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