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English
Etymology
From French parti.
Pronunciation
Noun
parti (plural partis)
- The basic, central, or main concept, drawing, or scheme of an architectural design.
- (dated) Someone (especially a man) who is considered to be a good choice for marriage, because of wealth, status etc.
1838 (date written), L E L[andon], chapter XVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. , volume I, London: Henry Colburn, , published 1842, →OCLC, page 224:...Hastily arranging her necessities, her wishes, her fears, and her desires, she thus began to address the dear friend she alike dreaded, despised, and persevered in attaching to herself and her measures:—
"Bring any one you deem a desirable parti, of course, but allow me to observe, dear Lady Penrhyn, that——"
"Yes! I see, that they must be really crême a la crême....
1897, Bram Stoker, “Chapter 5”, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC:We met some time ago a man that would just do for you, if you were not already engaged to Jonathan. He is an excellent parti, being handsome, well off, and of good birth.
1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:“My temper is sweet, and my character without blemish. In fine, Miss Dobson, I am a most desirable parti.”
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
Ultimately from Medieval Latin partīta (“part, party”), from Latin partīta, feminine of partītus, past participle of partīrī (“to divide”).
Noun
parti f (plural parti, definite partia, definite plural partitë)
- party
- Synonym: festë
- political party
Partitë kryesore e Kosovës përfshijnë...- Kosovo's main political parties include...
Declension
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Aromanian
Etymology
From Latin pars, partem. Compare Romanian parte.
Noun
parti f (plural pãrtsã or perts, definite articulation partea or partia)
- part
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish parti (“party”).
Pronunciation
Noun
parti (definite accusative partini, plural partilər)
- (neologism, politics) party
- Synonyms: partiya, (South Azerbaijani) firqə
2016 March 26, Həbsxana vətənimdən daha etibarlı yerdir" - Deniz Seki:Cümhuriyyət Xalq Partisi müğənni Deniz Sekinin də yatdığı qadın həbsxanasını ziyarət edib.- The Republican People's Party visited the women's prison, where singer Deniz Seki was also imprisoned.
Usage notes
- Only in semi-calqued rendering of Turkish political parties.
Declension
Further reading
Chinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From clipping of English participant.
Noun
parti
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) participant (of an activity)
Etymology 2
From clipping of English participation.
Noun
parti
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) participation marks of a course
Danish
Etymology
From French parti, partie.
Pronunciation
Noun
parti n (singular definite partiet, plural indefinite partier)
- lot, quantity, batch
Vi har købt et parti hvidløg.- We have bought a batch of garlic.
1873, Norway. Departementet for det indre, Uddrag af consulatberetninger vedkommende Norges handel og skibsfart, page 67:Fra Island, Skotland etc. er intet Parti Fisk ankommet til dette Distrikt.- From Iceland, Scotland etc., no batch of fish has arrived to this district.
- (politics) party
- game (of e.g. chess or tennis)
Skal vi tage et parti skak?- Shall we play a game of chess?
- A prospective spouse perceived as an economical or social boon rather than a person; a parti
Han ansås som det bedste parti på øen.- He was seen as the best parti on the island.
2007, Rushy Rashid, Et løft af sløret, Art People, →ISBN:Vennen havde en nevø, som skulle være et godt parti - og som ville acceptere, at jeg havde været gift tidligere.- The friend had a nephew, who was allegedly a good parti - and who would accept that I had been married before.
2016, John Nehm, Dagen og vejen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Han var et godt parti. Et godt parti! Hun sukkede. Herman havde giftet sig med Lydia fordi han troede, at han elskede hende.- He was a good parti. A good parti! She sighed. Herman had married Lydia because he thought he loved her.
2010, Michael Bregnsbo, Til venstre hånd: danske kongers elskerinder, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 76:At hun kunne gøre et så godt parti, tyder på, at adelen modsat kongen ikke var så forarget over hendes affære med prins Christian, selv om man selvfølgelig heller ikke bør se bort fra, at hun med sit særdeles omfattende jordegods nu en gang var et godt parti.- That she could get so good a husband would indicate that the nobility, as opposed to the king, was not so offended by her affair with prince Christian, although, naturally, one must keep in mind that, with her quite expansive properties of land, she was after all a good parti.
- part
- side
Declension
Estonian
Noun
parti
- partitive singular of part
- illative singular of part
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
parti (feminine partie, masculine plural partis, feminine plural parties)
- (heraldry) divided into two equal parts vertically, per pale; said of an escutcheon
- (colloquial) drunk
- Synonyms: ivre, saoul
1999, Anna Gavalda, “Ambre”, in Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part, →ISBN:Au début j’ai bien essayé de baratiner Ambre et puis quand j’ai compris que j’étais trop parti pour la baiser convenablement, j’ai laissé tomber.- At first I tried my best to sweet-talk Ambre but then realized I was too drunk to screw her properly, and let go.
Noun
parti m (plural partis)
- (politics) party
- parti
- course of action
- 1759, Voltaire, 'Candide':
Enfin, tandis que les deux rois faisaient chanter des Te Deum chacun dans son camp, il prit le parti d’aller raisonner ailleurs des effets et des causes.- Finally, while the two kings had the Te Deum sung each in their own camp, he took the course of action to go think elsewhere about effects and causes.
Derived terms
Descendants
Participle
parti (feminine partie, masculine plural partis, feminine plural parties)
- past participle of partir
Further reading
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
parti
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of partir:
- first-person singular preterite indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From German Partie, from French partie (“part”), from partir (“to divide”), from Latin partire (“to separate”), from pars (“part”). The "social gathering" meaning is from English party.
Noun
parti (plural partik)
- (dated, usually preceded by jó) a marriageable person, eligible partner
- (gaming) a game of (e.g. cards, chess)
- (gaming) party
- party (social gathering)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
part + -i
Adjective
parti (not comparable)
- coastal, waterside, seaside, riverside, lakeside; of, at, by, or related to a coast, a shore, a bank, or a beach
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- (waterside, of/on the coast/bank/shore): parti in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (party): parti in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Icelandic
Noun
parti
- indefinite dative singular of partur
Ido
Noun
parti
- plural of parto
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
parti f pl
- plural of parte
Etymology 2
Noun
parti m pl
- plural of parto
Adjective
parti m pl
- masculine plural of parto
Etymology 3
Verb
parti
- inflection of partire:
- second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese partir.
Verb
parti
- to split
Latin
Verb
partī
- second-person singular present active imperative of partiō
Participle
partī
- inflection of partus:
- genitive masculine/neuter singular
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
Noun
partī f
- dative/ablative singular of pars (“part”)
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
From French partir (“to leave”).
Verb
parti
- to leave
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English party, from Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Medieval Latin partīta (“a part, party”), from Latin partīta, feminine of partītus, past participle of partiō (“to divide”).
Pronunciation
Noun
parti (Jawi spelling ڤرتي, plural parti-parti, informal 1st possessive partiku, 2nd possessive partimu, 3rd possessive partinya)
- Party:
- A social gathering.
Parti itu akan bermula pada pukul 8.- The party is going to start at 8 o'clock.
- (politics) A political party.
- Parti Komunis Malaya ― Malayan Communist Party
- Synonym: partai
Affixations
Compounds
Further reading
Megleno-Romanian
Etymology
From Latin partem. Compare Romanian parte.
Noun
parti f (plural părță)
- part
References
- Atasanov, Petar (1990) Le mégléno-roumain de nos jours: Une approche linguistique, Hamburg: Buske
Norman
Etymology 1
From Old French partir, from Latin partiō, partīre (“distribute, divide”).
Verb
parti
- (Jersey) to leave
Antonyms
Etymology 2
From Old French partie, from Medieval Latin partīta (“a part, party”), from Latin partīta, feminine past participle of partior, partīrī (“divide”).
Noun
parti m (plural partis)
- (Jersey) party
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French partir (“to go away, to leave, to depart”).
Noun
parti n (definite singular partiet, indefinite plural parti or partier, definite plural partia or partiene)
- (politics) party
- shipment of goods
- game of chess
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French partir (“to go away, to leave, to depart”).
Pronunciation
Noun
parti n (definite singular partiet, indefinite plural parti, definite plural partia)
- (politics) party
- shipment of goods
- game of chess
Derived terms
References
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese partir and Spanish partir and Kabuverdianu parti.
Verb
parti
- to split
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
parti
- inflection of partir:
- first-person singular preterite indicative
- second-person plural imperative
- Eye dialect spelling of partir, representing Brazil Portuguese.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish parti, from French partie, parti, the past participle of French partir (“to divide”), from Latin partīre (“to part”). Doublet of party.
Pronunciation
Noun
parti n
- (politics) party
- a side in an argument
- a game of e.g. chess
- a shipment of goods
- Ett parti ägg levererades till grossisten igår. ― A shipment of eggs was delivered to the grocer yesterday.
Declension
Derived terms
References
Anagrams
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾ.ti/
- Hyphenation: par‧ti
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French partie.
Noun
parti (definite accusative partiyi, plural partiler)
- party (social gathering)
Caner'in doğum günü partisi yarınmış.- As long as I've heard, Caner's birthday party is tomorrow.
- shipment
Yarın sabah beş parti portakal gelecek.- Five shipments of oranges will come tomorrow morning.
- lot (some items auctioned or sold as a unit)
Postaneden üç parti pul satın aldık.- We bought three lots of stamps from the post office.
- a group of people
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French parti.
Noun
parti (definite accusative partiyi, plural partiler)
- (politics) party
Yeşil parti oyların yüzde on beşini aldı.- The green party took 15 percent of the votes.
Declension
References
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French partie.
Pronunciation
Noun
parti m (plural partïon or partïau)
- party
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “parti”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies