jumătate
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jumătate¹
- /ʒu.məˈta.te/
Rhymes with -ate
Where it comes from
Probably from Late Latin medietās, medietātem (from Latin medius), through an intermediate Vulgar Latin root *diemitātem or *diumitātem through metathesis or from dimidietās, dimidietātem (compare Portuguese metade, French moitié). The first element of the word may be linked to or influenced by an Albanian term (compare gjysmë), while the latter part follows the normal derivation from Latin -itās, -itātem endings; the final result may have occurred due to a crossing of the initial part with the Latin word.
An alternative theory suggests an enlargement of dialectal jumate (compare Aromanian giumati, giumitati), from Proto-Albanian *jūmatjā (compare modern gjysmë, dialectal gjymës, gjymësë). The phonetic transition between the two is unclear, however, and makes this etymology somewhat less likely.
noun jumătăți · jumătate · jumătatea · jumătățile
- half
Jumătate²
Where it comes from
From jumătate.
proper noun lui Jumătate
- a surname
In English
- half one of two roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided
Talk about this word "jumătate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/jum%C4%83tate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jumătate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/jum%C4%83tate "jumătate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/jum%C4%83tate.Cite this
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