/ˈhɛlft/
UrsprungFrom Old Norse helft, from Proto-Germanic *halbiþō.
- common-genderhalf, one of two roughly equal parts
“De fick var sin hälft av apelsinen” — They got one half of the orange each
“En melon skuren i två hälfter” — A melon cut into two halves
- common-gender, definitehalf (usually of an amount or quantity)
“hälften av 10 är 5” — [the] half of 10 is 5
“Han vägde bara hälften så mycket som sin tvillingsyster” — He weighed only [the] half as much as his twin-sister
Formerhälft(indefinite, nominative, singular) · hälfts(genitive, indefinite, singular) · hälften(definite, nominative, singular) · hälftens(definite, genitive, singular) · hälfter(indefinite, nominative, plural) · hälfters(genitive, indefinite, plural) · hälfterna(definite, nominative, plural) · hälfternas(definite, genitive, plural)