Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 14.