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μισός

half /miˈsos/

adjectiveA1#297 most common

Also: halfway, incomplete

Example sentences

Έχω μισό μήλο.
I have half an apple.
Η πίτσα είναι μισή.
The pizza is half gone.
Δώσε μου μισό λεπτό.
Give me half a minute.
Είναι μισός δρόμος μέχρι το σπίτι.
It is half the way to the house.
Μισός καφές είναι καλύτερος από καθόλου.
Half a coffee is better than none.
Θα φάω μισό κομμάτι κέικ.
I will eat half a piece of cake.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeμισόςμισοί
Genitiveμισούμισών
Accusativeμισόμισούς
Vocativeμισέμισοί

Word family

μισήhalf (feminine)
μισόhalf (neuter)
μισόςhalf (as a noun)
μισθόςsalary (related by root)
μισθωτόςsalaried

Etymology

The Modern Greek word 'μισός' meaning 'half' derives from the Ancient Greek 'μισός' (misos), which has the same meaning. This term is rooted in Proto-Indo-European, likely from the root '*mei-', meaning 'to divide' or 'to share'.

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