dimidio
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [diːˈmɪ.di.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪iˈmiː.d̪i.o]
Etymology 1
Verb
dīmidiō (present infinitive dīmidiāre, perfect active dīmidiāvī, supine dīmidiātum); first conjugation
- to halve (divide in two)
Conjugation
Conjugation of dīmidiō (first conjugation)
Derived terms
- dīmidiātiō (Late Latin)
References
- “dīmĭdĭo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dīmĭdĭo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 530/1.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
dīmidiō n
- dative/ablative singular of dīmidium (“half”)
Descendants
Spanish
Verb
dimidio
- first-person singular present indicative of dimidiar