la
feminine
/miˈtað/
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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.
cima .
We are halfway along the path to the mountain top.
.
Half of the students passed with a very good mark.
trozo.
She cut the apple in half and gave me a piece.
concierto .
Halfway through the concert the power went out.
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