Feminine
Meaning

  1. (feminine) half
  2. (broadly, feminine) significant other

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mwa.tje/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French moytié, from Old French meitié, from Late Latin medietātem (“half”), from Latin medius (“middle, half”). Compare the borrowed doublet médiété. Cognate with English moiety.

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