| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Pl. of Half.[Websters]. | |
| Verb | 1. To break, disconnect, mow, smash or snap. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To curtail, intermit or diminish. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To shear. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To demolish or indent. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To stop, bisect, fasten, detain or stand. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To allow or apportion.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Present Tense | 1. Present tense conjugation of the verb halve.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (halve) |
1. Divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake".[Wordnet]. 2. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of.[Websters]. 3. To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: halving, halved, halves, halver, halvers, halvingly and halvedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun - plural | 1. Of Half.[Websters]. | |
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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. |
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Date "Halves" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] plu. of half. Two equal parts of a thing. To cry halves, is to claim an equal share. To go halves, is to have an equal share.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] Plural form of half. (references) | ||
| 2: [Verb] Third-person singular simple present indicative form of halve. (references) | |||
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| By halves | By one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely. I can not believe by halves; either I have faith, or I have it not. --J. H. Newman. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| To cry halves | To claim an equal share with another. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| To go halves | To share with another equally. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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| Control by means of a split coupling between the motor and the fan.The speed of the fan is varied by altering the slip between the two coupling halves either magnetically or hydraulically | Electrical Engineering | Modern Power Station Practice, London 1963, Glossary. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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| Better Halves (film) | 5 | Better Halves (film) | 5 | |
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| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | نصف (half, bisect, halve, halves, moiety), نَصَّفَ (bisect, halve, halves, bisected, bisecting), نِصْف (half, halves, middle, middled, middles), شِقَّة (center, centered, centering, Centers, difficulties), قَسَمَ (distribute, divide, halve, split, allot), شِقّ (cranny, chink, crevasse, crevice, flaw), شَطْر (center, centered, centering, Centers, half), قَسَّمَ (allot, apportion, bisect, partition, allots), نِصْفِيّ (half, halves), نَصَّفَ الشَّيْءُ (halve, halved, halves, halving). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | نصف (half, bisect, halve, halves, moiety), نَصَّفَ (bisect, halve, halves, bisected, bisecting), نِصْف (half, halves, middle, middled, middles), شِقَّة (center, centered, centering, Centers, difficulties), قَسَمَ (distribute, divide, halve, split, allot), شِقّ (cranny, chink, crevasse, crevice, flaw), شَطْر (center, centered, centering, Centers, half), قَسَّمَ (allot, apportion, bisect, partition, allots), نِصْفِيّ (half, halves), نَصَّفَ الشَّيْءُ (halve, halved, halves, halving). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Annamese | vô cùng (most, ad infinitum, almighty, as the day is long, consumedly), làm (act, come, comes, cut, do), kha khá (half, fairish, goodish, halves, middlings), chia sẻ một nửa cái gì với ai (to go halves with someone in something), làm cái gì nửa vời (to do something by halves), làm cái gì không đến nơi đến chốn (to do something by halves). Additional references: Annamese, Viet Nam, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | نصف (half, bisect, halve, halves, moiety), نَصَّفَ (bisect, halve, halves, bisected, bisecting), نِصْف (half, halves, middle, middled, middles), شِقَّة (center, centered, centering, Centers, difficulties), قَسَمَ (distribute, divide, halve, split, allot), شِقّ (cranny, chink, crevasse, crevice, flaw), شَطْر (center, centered, centering, Centers, half), قَسَّمَ (allot, apportion, bisect, partition, allots), نِصْفِيّ (half, halves), نَصَّفَ الشَّيْءُ (halve, halved, halves, halving). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Araucano | jaq (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Araucano, Chile, Argentina, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bahasa Indonesia | tengah (middle, ban, center, centre, half), setengah (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski | половини (halves). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski (transliteration) | polovini (halves). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Basque | erdi (half, center, halves, hub, middle). Additional references: Basque, Spain, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | poloviny (halves), napolovic (half, halves), polovičky (halves), polovina (half, moiety, middle, end, halves), polovice (half, halves, moiety), polovička (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bolognese | metè (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Bolognese, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | escancha (catch, catches, halve, halves), encaixa (dovetail, dovetails, encase, encases, halve), divide (divide, divides, disintegrate, disintegrates, apportion), metades (halves), metade (half, average, mean, middle, half carcase), halves (halves). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Breton | hanter (half, half past, halves, moiety). Additional references: Breton, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brezhoneg | hanter (half, half past, halves, moiety). Additional references: Brezhoneg, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian | половини (halves). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian (transliteration) | polovini (halves). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Campidanese | perra (half, halves, moiety), metadi (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Campidanese, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Campidese | perra (half, halves, moiety), metadi (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Campidese, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Catalan | meitat (half, halves, moiety), mitat (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Catalan, Spain, Andorra, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | halver (halves). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Tai | ครึ่งหนึ่ง (half, halves, demi). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | poloviny (halves), napolovic (half, halves), polovičky (halves), polovina (half, moiety, middle, end, halves), polovice (half, halves, moiety), polovička (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chiga | ebicweka (chapters, classes, halves, parts, pieces). Additional references: Chiga, Uganda, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 半 (half, semi-, aim, ample, and a half), 一半 (half, half of, half that many, moiety, Halfling), 两半儿 (two halves), 二一添作五 (go halves), 折 (fold, broken, rising sun, sunshine, to fold), 对开 (divide into halves, go fifty-fifty, run from opposite directions). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 一半 (half, moiety, halves), 折 (broken, sunshine, to fold, rising sun, to turn), 對開 (divide into halves, go fifty-fifty, run from opposite directions). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ching | vô cùng (most, ad infinitum, almighty, as the day is long, consumedly), làm (act, come, comes, cut, do), kha khá (half, fairish, goodish, halves, middlings), chia sẻ một nửa cái gì với ai (to go halves with someone in something), làm cái gì nửa vời (to do something by halves), làm cái gì không đến nơi đến chốn (to do something by halves). Additional references: Ching, Viet Nam, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chtimi | mitan (half carcase, halves, moiety, side). Additional references: Chtimi, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ciga | ebicweka (chapters, classes, halves, parts, pieces). Additional references: Ciga, Uganda, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | paffa (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), mità (half carcase, halves, moiety, side, a half), midità (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), mezu (middle, faculty, process, resource, environment), metà (middle, environment, medium, inside, midst), mita (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), midita (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), còppula (cap, shell, dome, moil, calotte). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | paffa (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), mità (half carcase, halves, moiety, side, a half), midità (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), mezu (middle, faculty, process, resource, environment), metà (middle, environment, medium, inside, midst), mita (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), midita (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), còppula (cap, shell, dome, moil, calotte). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | paffa (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), mità (half carcase, halves, moiety, side, a half), midità (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), mezu (middle, faculty, process, resource, environment), metà (middle, environment, medium, inside, midst), mita (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), midita (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), còppula (cap, shell, dome, moil, calotte). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | paffa (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), mità (half carcase, halves, moiety, side, a half), midità (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), mezu (middle, faculty, process, resource, environment), metà (middle, environment, medium, inside, midst), mita (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), midita (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), còppula (cap, shell, dome, moil, calotte). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | paffa (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), mità (half carcase, halves, moiety, side, a half), midità (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), mezu (middle, faculty, process, resource, environment), metà (middle, environment, medium, inside, midst), mita (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), midita (half carcase, halves, moiety, side), còppula (cap, shell, dome, moil, calotte). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Croatian | polovica (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cymraeg | hanner (half, moiety, demi, halves). Additional references: Cymraeg, United Kingdom, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | poloviny (halves), napolovic (half, halves), polovičky (halves), polovina (half, moiety, middle, end, halves), polovice (half, halves, moiety), polovička (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Daco-Rumanian | jumătate (half, halves, moiety), mijloc (middle, mean, waist, agency, means), doime (half, minim, halves, moiety). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | halver (halves). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | halver (halves). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dari | نيم (half, halves, moiety, semi), صورت جمع كلمه half (halves), صورت جمع کلمهflah (halves). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | halbiert (halved, halve, halves, bisects, bisect), Hälften (halves, moieties, halfs, halve), Parteien (parties, half, halves, party, Political parties in the Republic of Ireland), halben (halves), Hälfte (half, moiety, halves, midst). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | helften (halves, half), helft (half, moiety, half carcase, halves, side), halfjes (halves). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dzoratâi | mâitî (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Dzoratâi, Switzerland, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Eesti | pool (half, bobbin, reel, side, coil), half (halves). Additional references: Eesti, Estonia, Finland, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Emilian | mitè (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Emilian, San Marino, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Emiliano | mitè (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Emiliano, San Marino, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Emiliano-Romagnolo | mitè (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Emiliano-Romagnolo, San Marino, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Estonian | pool (half, bobbin, reel, side, coil), half (halves). Additional references: Estonian, Estonia, Finland, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Euskera | erdi (half, center, halves, hub, middle). Additional references: Euskera, Spain, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Filipino | kalahati (half, halves, fraction, half-past). Additional references: Filipino, Philippines, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | puolet (half, halves, half of), puolikas (half, en, en space, half carcase, halves). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Flamand | helft (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Flamand, Belgium, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Forézien | meta (goal, aim, purpose, target, boundary). Additional references: Forézien, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | moitiés (halves, half, halfs, halve), moitié (half, halves, hf, half carcase, moiety), mi (e, half, halves, mi, mid), à moitié (half, halves), à demi (half, halves, mid), partage (partition, divide, divides, shares, apportionment), coupe (goblet, bowl, cutting, cut, cup), motiés (halves), demis (halves), se réduit de moitié (halves). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | moitiés (halves, half, halfs, halve), moitié (half, halves, hf, half carcase, moiety), mi (e, half, halves, mi, mid), à moitié (half, halves), à demi (half, halves, mid), partage (partition, divide, divides, shares, apportionment), coupe (goblet, bowl, cutting, cut, cup), motiés (halves), demis (halves), se réduit de moitié (halves). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Frioulan | miez (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Frioulan, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Frioulian | miez (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Frioulian, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Friulano | miez (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Friulano, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Friulian | miez (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Friulian, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Furlan | miez (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Furlan, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Galego | metade (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Galego, Spain, Portugal, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Galician | metade (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Galician, Spain, Portugal, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gallego | metade (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Gallego, Spain, Portugal, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | halbiert (halved, halve, halves, bisects, bisect), Hälften (halves, moieties, halfs, halve), Parteien (parties, half, halves, party, Political parties in the Republic of Ireland), halben (halves), Hälfte (half, moiety, halves, midst). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gin | vô cùng (most, ad infinitum, almighty, as the day is long, consumedly), làm (act, come, comes, cut, do), kha khá (half, fairish, goodish, halves, middlings), chia sẻ một nửa cái gì với ai (to go halves with someone in something), làm cái gì nửa vời (to do something by halves), làm cái gì không đến nơi đến chốn (to do something by halves). Additional references: Gin, Viet Nam, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | ημιμόριο (half, halves). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | imimorio (half, halves). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Griko Salentino | ìmiso (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Griko Salentino, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gujarati | અરધું (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Gujarati, India, Kenya, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gujerathi | અરધું (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Gujerathi, India, Kenya, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gujerati | અરધું (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Gujerati, India, Kenya, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gujrathi | અરધું (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Gujrathi, India, Kenya, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gurmukhi | ਅੱਧਾ (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Gurmukhi, India, Kenya, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gurumukhi | ਅੱਧਾ (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Gurumukhi, India, Kenya, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 절반하다 (to cut in halves, to divide into halves, to halve). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 절반하다 (to cut in halves, to divide into halves, to halve). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | םיאצח (half, halves), מַחֲצִית (half, halves, moiety), חֵצִי (half, halves, moiety, semi), חצאים (halves), לחצאין (by halves). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | نصف (half, bisect, halve, halves, moiety), نَصَّفَ (bisect, halve, halves, bisected, bisecting), نِصْف (half, halves, middle, middled, middles), شِقَّة (center, centered, centering, Centers, difficulties), قَسَمَ (distribute, divide, halve, split, allot), شِقّ (cranny, chink, crevasse, crevice, flaw), شَطْر (center, centered, centering, Centers, half), قَسَّمَ (allot, apportion, bisect, partition, allots), نِصْفِيّ (half, halves), نَصَّفَ الشَّيْءُ (halve, halved, halves, halving). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | halbiert (halved, halve, halves, bisects, bisect), Hälften (halves, moieties, halfs, halve), Parteien (parties, half, halves, party, Political parties in the Republic of Ireland), halben (halves), Hälfte (half, moiety, halves, midst). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hiligainon | tunga (middle, midst, between, center, divide in halves). Additional references: Hiligainon, Philippines, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hiligaynon | tunga (middle, midst, between, center, divide in halves). Additional references: Hiligaynon, Philippines, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hindi | आधा (half, halves, moiety, semi). Additional references: Hindi, India, Nepal, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | halbiert (halved, halve, halves, bisects, bisect), Hälften (halves, moieties, halfs, halve), Parteien (parties, half, halves, party, Political parties in the Republic of Ireland), halben (halves), Hälfte (half, moiety, halves, midst). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | fél (half, to apprehend, to be in a fright, to squib, halves). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ilonggo | tunga (middle, midst, between, center, divide in halves). Additional references: Ilonggo, Philippines, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Indonesian | tengah (middle, ban, center, centre, half), setengah (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Irish | leath (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Irish, United Kingdom, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Isizulu | xenye (extent, half, halves). Additional references: Isizulu, South Africa, Malawi, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | dimezza (halve, halves), metà (half, middle, centre, fifty-fifty, halves), smezza (halve, halves), mezza (half, halves, moiety), mezzo (half, middle, mean, average, medium), lui dimezza (he halves), egli dimezza (he halves), due mezzi fanno un intero (Two halves make a whole), reclamare una parte di (cry halves), fare le cose a metà (do things by halves). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | םיאצח (half, halves), מַחֲצִית (half, halves, moiety), חֵצִי (half, halves, moiety, semi), חצאים (halves), לחצאין (by halves). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 半分 (half, moiety, half minute, halfness, halfway), 中途半端 (halfway, incomplete, by halves, half measures, unfinished), ちゅうとはんぱ (by halves, half measures, halfway, incomplete, unfinished), 翼の半分 (wing halves, wing-halves), 外部の半分 (outside halves, outside-halves), ハエの半分 (fly halves, fly-halves), 中央の半分 (centre halves, centre-halves), りんごの半分 (apple halves, apple-halves). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Jing | vô cùng (most, ad infinitum, almighty, as the day is long, consumedly), làm (act, come, comes, cut, do), kha khá (half, fairish, goodish, halves, middlings), chia sẻ một nửa cái gì với ai (to go halves with someone in something), làm cái gì nửa vời (to do something by halves), làm cái gì không đến nơi đến chốn (to do something by halves). Additional references: Jing, Viet Nam, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kanuri | réta (half carcase, halves, moiety, side). Additional references: Kanuri, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Khadi Boli | आधा (half, halves, moiety, semi). Additional references: Khadi Boli, India, Nepal, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Khari Boli | आधा (half, halves, moiety, semi). Additional references: Khari Boli, India, Nepal, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kiga | ebicweka (chapters, classes, halves, parts, pieces). Additional references: Kiga, Uganda, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kinh | vô cùng (most, ad infinitum, almighty, as the day is long, consumedly), làm (act, come, comes, cut, do), kha khá (half, fairish, goodish, halves, middlings), chia sẻ một nửa cái gì với ai (to go halves with someone in something), làm cái gì nửa vời (to do something by halves), làm cái gì không đến nơi đến chốn (to do something by halves). Additional references: Kinh, Viet Nam, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kisuaheli | nusu (half, halves, number, one half, part). Additional references: Kisuaheli, Tanzania, Burundi, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kiswahili | nusu (half, halves, number, one half, part). Additional references: Kiswahili, Tanzania, Burundi, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 절반하다 (to cut in halves, to divide into halves, to halve). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Langadoc | mitat (half, halves, moiety), meitat (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Langadoc, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Languedoc | mitat (half, halves, moiety), meitat (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Languedoc, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Languedocien | mitat (half, halves, moiety), meitat (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Languedocien, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Latvian | puse (side, half, moiety, halves, leaf). Additional references: Latvian, Latvia, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Latviska | puse (side, half, moiety, halves, leaf). Additional references: Latviska, Latvia, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lengadoucian | mitat (half, halves, moiety), meitat (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Lengadoucian, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lettisch | puse (side, half, moiety, halves, leaf). Additional references: Lettisch, Latvia, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lettish | puse (side, half, moiety, halves, leaf). Additional references: Lettish, Latvia, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Limburgian | haaf (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Limburgian, Netherlands, Belgium, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | fél (half, to apprehend, to be in a fright, to squib, halves). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Maharashtra | अर्धा (half, halves, moiety, one-half). Additional references: Maharashtra, India, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Maharathi | अर्धा (half, halves, moiety, one-half). Additional references: Maharathi, India, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Malhatee | अर्धा (half, halves, moiety, one-half). Additional references: Malhatee, India, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Maltese | nofsijiet (halves). Additional references: Maltese, Malta, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Malti | nofsijiet (halves). Additional references: Malti, Malta, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Mapuche | jaq (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Mapuche, Chile, Argentina, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Mapudungu | jaq (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Mapudungu, Chile, Argentina, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Mapudungun | jaq (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Mapudungun, Chile, Argentina, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Marathi | अर्धा (half, halves, moiety, one-half). Additional references: Marathi, India, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Marthi | अर्धा (half, halves, moiety, one-half). Additional references: Marthi, India, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Moldavian | jumătate (half, halves, moiety), mijloc (middle, mean, waist, agency, means), doime (half, minim, halves, moiety). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Muruthu | अर्धा (half, halves, moiety, one-half). Additional references: Muruthu, India, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| New Guinea Pidgin English | brukim namel (break in halves, divide in two, halve). Additional references: New Guinea Pidgin English, New Guinea, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Norwegian | halvdeler (halves), halvparten (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Occitani | mitat (half, halves, moiety), meitat (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Occitani, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Oluchiga | ebicweka (chapters, classes, halves, parts, pieces). Additional references: Oluchiga, Uganda, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Orukiga | ebicweka (chapters, classes, halves, parts, pieces). Additional references: Orukiga, Uganda, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Panjabi (Eastern Dialect) | ਅੱਧਾ (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Panjabi (Eastern Dialect), India, Kenya, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Parsi | نيم (half, halves, moiety, semi), صورت جمع كلمه half (halves), صورت جمع کلمهflah (halves). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Patois of Sorcy-Bauthémont | moitie (half carcase, halves, moiety, side). Additional references: Patois of Sorcy-Bauthémont, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Patois of the North | mitant (half carcase, halves, moiety, side). Additional references: Patois of the North, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian | نيم (half, halves, moiety, semi), صورت جمع كلمه half (halves), صورت جمع کلمهflah (halves). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian (Farsi) | نيم (half, halves, moiety, semi), صورت جمع كلمه half (halves), صورت جمع کلمهflah (halves). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Picard | mitant (middle, environment, medium, inside, midst). Additional references: Picard, Belgium, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Piedmontese | mes (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Piedmontese, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Piemontèis | mes (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Piemontèis, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Piemontese | mes (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Piemontese, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Pilipino | kalahati (half, halves, fraction, half-past). Additional references: Pilipino, Philippines, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Poitevin | quartier (half carcase, halves, moiety, side). Additional references: Poitevin, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | połówka (half, halves), dwie połowy (halves). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | połówka (half, halves), dwie połowy (halves). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | połówka (half, halves), dwie połowy (halves). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | metades (halves), escancha (catch, catches, halve, halves), encaixa (dovetail, dovetails, encase, encases, halve), divide (divide, divides, disintegrate, disintegrates, apportion), metade (half, average, mean, middle, moil), halves (halves). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Priulian | miez (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Priulian, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Provençal | mitat (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Provençal, France, Monaco, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Punjabi | ਅੱਧਾ (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Punjabi, India, Kenya, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Reggiano | metèe (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Reggiano, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Romanian | jumătate (half, halves, moiety), mijloc (middle, mean, waist, agency, means), doime (half, minim, halves, moiety). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rouchi | mitant (middle, environment, medium, inside, midst). Additional references: Rouchi, Belgium, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rukiga | ebicweka (chapters, classes, halves, parts, pieces). Additional references: Rukiga, Uganda, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rumanian | jumătate (half, halves, moiety), mijloc (middle, mean, waist, agency, means), doime (half, minim, halves, moiety). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | halvor (halves), halva (half, halves, moiety, second glass). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | половина (half, moiety, halves, semis, one-half), полугодия (halves), требовать свою долю (cry halves). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | polovina (half, moiety, halves, semis, one-half), polugodiya (halves), trebovatʹ svoyu dolyu (cry halves). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | половина (half, moiety, halves, semis, one-half), полугодия (halves), требовать свою долю (cry halves). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | polovina (half, moiety, halves, semis, one-half), polugodiya (halves), trebovatʹ svoyu dolyu (cry halves). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sammarinese | mitè (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Sammarinese, San Marino, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Santiago Crioulu | metádi (half carcase, halves, moiety, side). Additional references: Santiago Crioulu, Cape Verde, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sardinian | mesu (half, halves, moiety), medade (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Sardinian, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sardinian (Campidanese Dialect) | perra (half, halves, moiety), metadi (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Sardinian (Campidanese Dialect), Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sardu | perra (half, halves, moiety), metadi (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Sardu, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Scots Gaelic | haufs (halves). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Serbian | половина (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Serbian, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Serbian (transliteration) | polovina (half, halves, moiety), polovine (halves), polutina (half, halves), polu (semi, demi, Demy, half, halves), polovica (halves, moiety), pola (half, moiety, halves), dopola (half, halves)). Additional references: Serbian, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Siamese | ครึ่งหนึ่ง (half, halves, demi). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | halver (halves). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovak | polovica (half, halves, moiety, port, ports), polovice (halves), polovičky (halves). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Slovakian | polovica (half, halves, moiety, port, ports), polovice (halves), polovičky (halves). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| South Sardinian | perra (half, halves, moiety), metadi (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: South Sardinian, Italy, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | mitades (halves, halve, cross-bridging moieties), de half (halves), mitad (half, moiety, middle, better half, depth). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Standard Thai | ครึ่งหนึ่ง (half, halves, demi). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | puolet (half, halves, half of), puolikas (half, en, en space, half carcase, halves). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | puolet (half, halves, half of), puolikas (half, en, en space, half carcase, halves). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | halvor (halves), halva (half, halves, moiety, second glass). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swahili | nusu (half, halves, number, one half, part). Additional references: Swahili, Tanzania, Burundi, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | halvor (halves), halva (half, halves, moiety, second glass). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tagalog | kalahati (half, halves, fraction, half-past). Additional references: Tagalog, Philippines, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thai | ครึ่งหนึ่ง (half, halves, demi). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thaiklang | ครึ่งหนึ่ง (half, halves, demi). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | yarılar (halves), yarımlar (halves), yarı (half, semi, moiety, partial, demi), masrafları paylaşmak (to go Dutch, to go halves with somebody on something), biriyle yarıyarıya paylaşmak (to go halves with somebody), biriyle yarı yarıya paylaşmak (to go halves with somebody), bir şeyin yarısını yapmak (to do something by halves), bir şeyi ikiye ayırmak (to cut something into halves), yarısını talep etmek (to cry halves), iki yarıyarıya ayrılmış (divided into two halves). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | Наполовину (halves). Additional references: Ukrainian, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | napolovinu (halves). Additional references: Ukrainian, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Urdu | نصفا نصف۔ آدھوں آدھ۔ دو نیم (halves), ادھورا (halves). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Valencian | meitat (half, halves, moiety), mitat (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Valencian, Spain, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vascuense | erdi (half, center, halves, hub, middle). Additional references: Vascuense, Spain, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Venetian | mezo (half, halves, moiety), mexo (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Venetian, Italy, Croatia, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Veneto | mezo (half, halves, moiety), mexo (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Veneto, Italy, Croatia, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Viet | vô cùng (most, ad infinitum, almighty, as the day is long, consumedly), làm (act, come, comes, cut, do), kha khá (half, fairish, goodish, halves, middlings), chia sẻ một nửa cái gì với ai (to go halves with someone in something), làm cái gì nửa vời (to do something by halves), làm cái gì không đến nơi đến chốn (to do something by halves). Additional references: Viet, Viet Nam, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vietnamese | vô cùng (most, ad infinitum, almighty, as the day is long, consumedly), làm (act, come, comes, cut, do), kha khá (half, fairish, goodish, halves, middlings), chia sẻ một nửa cái gì với ai (to go halves with someone in something), làm cái gì nửa vời (to do something by halves), làm cái gì không đến nơi đến chốn (to do something by halves). Additional references: Vietnamese, Viet Nam, China, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vlaams | helft (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Vlaams, Belgium, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vlaemsch | helft (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Vlaemsch, Belgium, France, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Welsh | hanner (half, moiety, demi, halves). Additional references: Welsh, United Kingdom, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zulu | xenye (extent, half, halves). Additional references: Zulu, South Africa, Malawi, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zunda | xenye (extent, half, halves). Additional references: Zunda, South Africa, Malawi, halves. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “halves” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | hathagalves (halves). Additional references: Athag, halves. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | hagalves (halves). Additional references: Double Dutch, halves. (volunteer) | |||
| Esperanto | duono (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Esperanto, halves. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | #/-\|\/3§ (halves). Additional references: Leet, halves. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | hopalves (halves). Additional references: Oppish, halves. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | alveshay (halves). Additional references: Pig Latin, halves. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran A | khetsi (half, halves, moiety), helft (half, halves, moiety), halb (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Terran A, halves. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | metate (halves, moiety). Additional references: Terran B, halves. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | hubalves (halves). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, halves. (volunteer) | |||
| Source: compiled by the editor. | Top | |||
| Language | Period | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | ||
| Sanskrit | 1500 BCE - present | अर्ध (half, halves, moiety). Additional references: Sanskrit, halves. (volunteer) | ||
| Latin | 500 BCE - 1700 | semis (half, half an as, half of any unit, halves, moiety), dimidium (half, broken, halves, moiety), dimidia (half, broken, divide in half, halve, two). Additional references: Latin, halves. (volunteer) | ||
| Late Latin | 300 - 700 | medialia (little halves, medal). Additional references: Late Latin, halves. (volunteer) | ||
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