partita

English

Etymology

From Italian partita. Doublet of party.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑː(ɹ)ˈtiːtə/

Noun

partita (plural partitas)

1. (music) A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century
   • 2007 June 3, Ian Fisher, “Fingers That Keep the Most Treasured Violins Fit”, in New York Times‎:

     He starts with scales and arpeggios, then something more substantial, on a recent day one of Bach’s partitas for the violin.

Further reading

• partita on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Interlingua

Noun

partita (plural partitas)

1. departure
2. game, match

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /parˈti.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: par‧tì‧ta

Etymology 1

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Noun

partita f (plural partite)

1. (sports) match, game

   Synonyms: gara, incontro, match

   partita di calcio ― football/soccer match

2. (business) lot, parcel, batch, stock

   Synonyms: lotto, stock

3. (accounting) entry, item

   partita doppia ― double entry

   una partita a credito ― a credit item

Derived terms

• partita di caccia (“hunting party”)
• partita IVA (“VAT number”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

partita

1. feminine singular of partito

Participle

partita f sg

1. feminine singular of partito

Anagrams

• tarpati

Latin

Participle

partīta

1. inflection of partītus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Participle

partītā

1. ablative feminine singular of partītus

References

• partita in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian partita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /parˈtiː.ta/

Noun

partita f (plural partiti)

1. (sports) match, game

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