English

Proper noun

Demi

1. A female given name, a diminutive of Demetria introduced into English in the 1990s by the actress Demi Moore.

Anagrams

• dime, Dime
• idem

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛmi]
• Hyphenation: De‧mi

Proper noun

Demi m

1. (astrology) Taurus (a person born under the sign of Taurus)

Related terms

• dem

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.mi/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius.

Adjective

demi m ‎(feminine singular 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

Indonesian

Preposition

demi

1. at

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.miː/

Etymology 1

See dēmō ‎(“I remove, take away, or subtract”).

Verb

dēmī

1. present passive infinitive of dēmō; “to be removed, taken away, or subtracted”

Etymology 2

See dēmos ‎(“a tract of land”, “[the common] people”).

Noun

dēmī m

1. genitive singular of dēmos
2. nominative plural of dēmos
3. vocative plural of dēmos