half

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) half
2. (not-comparable) half before the next whole
3. (not-comparable) the middle of that month

Concepts

half

partially

partly

Synonyms

helft

letterlijk

Translations

halb

demi

mezzo

meio

Hälfte

mig

medio

moitié

à moitié

نیو

metade

zur Hälfte

mi’sos

meitat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦɑlf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: half

Inherited from Old Dutch: *half

Cognate with English: half

Cognate with German: halb

Cognate with Western Frisian: heal

Cognate with Danish: halv

In summary

From Middle Dutch half, from Old Dutch half, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.
Cognate with English half, German halb, West Frisian heal, Danish halv.

Sentences

Het team had in een half jaar het project voltooid .

The team had completed the project in six months.

Slechts twee en een half procent van al het water op deze aarde is zoet .

Only two and a half percent of all water on this earth is sweet.

Met een gedegen training is de strijd al half gewonnen .

Hard training makes for easy battles.