different between semiquarterfinal vs semifinal

English

Alternative forms

• semi-final

Etymology

Latin semifinalis, from semi- +? final.

Pronunciation

Noun

semifinal (plural semifinals)

1. (sports) A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
2. (general) A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

Synonyms

• last four
• semi

Derived terms

• semifinalist

Related terms

• final
• quarterfinal

Translations

Catalan

Noun

semifinal f (plural semifinals)

1. semifinal

Derived terms

• semifinalista

Further reading

• “semifinal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “semifinal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “semifinal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “semifinal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Noun

semifinal f (plural semifinais)

1. (sports) semifinal (penultimate stage of a competition)

   Synonym: meia-final

Spanish

Noun

semifinal f (plural semifinales)

1. semifinal

Related terms

• final

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English semifinal, equivalent to semi- +? final.

Noun

semifinal c

1. semifinal

Declension