μισός
misós
Half in Greek is μισός (misós), which changes its ending to match the noun.
Meaning: one of two roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided (noun)
Which one should you use?
ήμισυς is a more formal or literary adjective for half.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
Use μισή with feminine nouns, as in μισή ώρα, half an hour and μισό with neuter nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
Romanized as misós, with the stress on the last syllable.
Did you know?
- The word μισός is related to the concept of 'half' but is phonetically distinct from the word μίσος, which means 'hatred'.
- In colloquial Greek, if someone says they are μισός in a context of emotion, it can imply they are 'half-dead' from exhaustion or laughter.
- In Greek, the phrase μισό μισό is commonly used to describe splitting a bill or a task exactly 50/50, similar to saying 'half and half' in English.
Examples in context
- Είναι τρεις και μισή.It's half past three.τρεις και μισή means half past three.
- Έφυγε, αφήνοντας τη δουλειά μισή.He left, leaving the job half done.μισή describes δουλειά, the job left half done.
- μισή ώραHalf an hourμισή ώρα is half an hour.
- Θέλω μισό κιλό φράουλες.I want half a kilo of strawberries.
- Περπάτησα μισή ώρα στην παραλία.I walked for half an hour on the beach.
Example conversation
Giorgos and Maria are sharing a cake.
- Γιώργος GiorgosΘέλεις το μισό του κέικ;Theleis to miso tou keik?Do you want half of the cake?
- Μαρία MariaΝαι, ο μισός είναι αρκετός για μένα.Nai, o misos einai arketos gia mena.Yes, half is enough for me.
- Γιώργος GiorgosΤότε θα πάρω εγώ τον άλλο μισό.Tote tha paro ego ton allo miso.Then I will take the other half.
- Μαρία MariaΤέλεια, έτσι είναι δίκαια.Teleia, etsi einai dikaia.Perfect, that is fair.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry μισός, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
