la

feminine

/miˈtað/

#655 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

half, middle

Word origin

From Latin medietas, medietatem ('middle, half'), from medius ('middle').

Origin: Latin
Root: medietas
English cognates: moiety, medium, median

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralmitades

Examples

He ate half the cake before the others arrived.

We are halfway along the path to the mountain top.

Half of the students passed with a very good mark.

She cut the apple in half and gave me a piece.

Halfway through the concert the power went out.

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This word is part of lesson 14.