partij

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie.

Pronunciation

Noun

partij f (plural partijen, diminutive partijtje n)

  1. party, quantity
  2. party, group of people
    1. side or actor in a conflict, procedure et cetera
    2. political party
      Bij de verkiezingen stemde ze op een progressieve partij.
      In the elections, she voted for a progressive political party.
      De leden van de partij bespraken hun standpunten tijdens de bijeenkomst.
      The members of the party discussed their positions during the meeting.
  3. party, festivity

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: party
  • Caribbean Javanese: partèi
  • Indonesian: partai
  • Sranan Tongo: partèi

Determiner

partij

  1. (now dialectal) some, a few, a small number of

Descendants

West Frisian

Etymology

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Doublet of party.

Noun

partij c (plural partijen, diminutive partijke)

  1. party, quantity
  2. party (group of people)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • partij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011