verbfirst/second-declension participle

sēmiadapertus

sēmiadapertus (feminine sēmiadaperta, neuter sēmiadapertum)

Meaning

participlehalf-open
obliquum capiat semiadaperta latus.16 BCE, Ovidius, Amores 1.6.4

sēmĭ-ădăpertus (quinquesyl.), a, um, adj. adaperio,

I. half-opened: janua, Ov. Am. 1, 6, 4.

Latin adapertus Latin sēmiadapertus From sēmi- (“half”) + adapertus (“opened, uncovered”).

Quick answers

What does sēmiadapertus mean in Latin?

sēmiadapertus, a verb, means “half-open”.

What are the principal parts of sēmiadapertus?

sēmiadapertus, sēmiadaperta, sēmiadapertum (first/second-declension participle).

Where does sēmiadapertus come from?

Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sēmi → Latin sēmiadapertus.