partner

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (joint heir) from parçon (partition), from Latin partītiōnem, singular accusative of partītiō (portion). The word may also represent Old French part tenour (part holder). Compare also Middle English partifere (partner), partifelewe (partner). Doublet of parcener.

Pronunciation

Noun

partner (plural partners)

  1. Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
  2. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
    business partner
    dance partner
    doubles partner
    speaking partner
    sex partner
    1. A member of a business or law partnership.
      • 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:
        He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.
    2. A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
    3. Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
      • 1909, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], chapter I, in The Squire’s Daughter, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published 1919, →OCLC:
        He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. [] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].
    4. Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
  3. (nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
  4. (Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.

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Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Verb

partner (third-person singular simple present partners, present participle partnering, simple past and past participle partnered)

  1. (transitive) To join as a partner.
  2. (intransitive, often with with) To work or perform as a partner.
    • 2020 October 6, Belinda Luscombe, “Would You Date Someone With Different Political Beliefs? Here's What a Survey of 5,000 Single People Revealed”, in Time:
      “In the current period, when people are embedded in social and informational bubbles with like-minded friends and relatives,” he says, “the idea of partnering with someone from a different bubble is understandably daunting. At a minimum it’s awkward and complicated.”
    • 2022 January 12, “Network News: New freight trips for Tesco and DRS”, in RAIL, number 948, page 12:
      Tesco has partnered with Direct Rail Services (DRS) to launch a new refrigerated rail freight service from Tilbury to Coatbridge.

Descendants

  • Cantonese: part (paat1)

Translations

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References

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Noun

partner m (plural partnerë, definite partneri, definite plural partnerët)

  1. partner

Declension

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Pronunciation

Noun

partner m anim (feminine partnerka)

  1. partner

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • partner in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • partner in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • partner in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

From English partner.

Noun

partner c (singular definite partneren, plural indefinite partnere)

  1. partner

Inflection

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑrt.nər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

partner m (plural partners, diminutive partnertje n)

  1. partner, love interest, romantic and/or sexual companion
    Mijn partner en ik zijn al tien jaar samen.My partner and I have been together for ten years.
    Ze zocht naar een geschikte partner om mee te settelen.She was looking for a suitable love interest to settle down with.
  2. partner, companion (someone whom one engages in business)
    Synonyms: deelgenoot, genoot, vennoot
    In zaken is het belangrijk om een betrouwbare partner te hebben.In business, it's important to have a reliable partner.
    Hij werd mijn partnertje in ons kleine startup-avontuur.He became my little business companion in our small startup adventure.

Derived terms

French

Noun

partner m or f by sense (plural partners)

  1. (obsolete, except for in Quebec) partner

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

From English partner.

Pronunciation

Noun

partner (plural partnerek)

  1. partner

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative partner partnerek
accusative partnert partnereket
dative partnernek partnereknek
instrumental partnerrel partnerekkel
causal-final partnerért partnerekért
translative partnerré partnerekké
terminative partnerig partnerekig
essive-formal partnerként partnerekként
essive-modal partnerül
inessive partnerben partnerekben
superessive partneren partnereken
adessive partnernél partnereknél
illative partnerbe partnerekbe
sublative partnerre partnerekre
allative partnerhez partnerekhez
elative partnerből partnerekből
delative partnerről partnerekről
ablative partnertől partnerektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
partneré partnereké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
partneréi partnerekéi
Possessive forms of partner
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. partnerem partnereim
2nd person sing. partnered partnereid
3rd person sing. partnere partnerei
1st person plural partnerünk partnereink
2nd person plural partneretek partnereitek
3rd person plural partnerük partnereik

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Further reading

  • partner 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

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Pronunciation

Noun

partner m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. partner (all senses)

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑːdna/
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

partner (plural partner dem, quantified partner)

  1. partner
    A just me and mi partner 'Dread' know how fi entertain di people.Only my partner, 'Dread', and I know how to entertain the people.
  2. (financial): An informal saving scheme.
    It a work and a it me a throw partner out of and a it all put food pan mi table.
    It works and I use some of that money to contribute to the informal saving scheme I'm a part of. It puts food on the table.

See also

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English partner.

Noun

partner m (definite singular partneren, indefinite plural partnere, definite plural partnerne)

  1. a partner

Derived terms

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

partner m (definite singular partneren, indefinite plural partnerar, definite plural partnerane)

  1. (pre-1991) alternative form of partnar

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English partner, from Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (joint heir), from parçon (partition), from Latin partītiōnem, singular accusative of partītiō (portion).

Pronunciation

Noun

partner m pers (female equivalent partnerka)

  1. partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest)
  2. partner (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner)
  3. equal (someone of equal status to others)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun
verb

Related terms

adverb

Further reading

  • partner in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • partner in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English partner, from Old French parçonneour (joint heir).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

partner m or f by sense (plural partneres)

  1. (dance) a dance partner
    Synonym: par

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pârtner/
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner

Noun

pȁrtner m (Cyrillic spelling па̏ртнер)

  1. partner

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Noun

partner c

  1. partner
    Synonyms: kompanjon, medspelare, moatjé

Usage notes

  • The English plural partners is also used.

Declension

Declension of partner 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative partner partnern partner partnerna
Genitive partners partnerns partners partnernas

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References

Turkish

Etymology

From French partenaire, from English partner.

Pronunciation

Noun

partner (definite accusative partneri, plural partnerler)

  1. partner

Declension

Inflection
Nominative partner
Definite accusative partneri
Singular Plural
Nominative partner partnerler
Definite accusative partneri partnerleri
Dative partnere partnerlere
Locative partnerde partnerlerde
Ablative partnerden partnerlerden
Genitive partnerin partnerlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular partnerim partnerlerim
2nd singular partnerin partnerlerin
3rd singular partneri partnerleri
1st plural partnerimiz partnerlerimiz
2nd plural partneriniz partnerleriniz
3rd plural partnerleri partnerleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular partnerimi partnerlerimi
2nd singular partnerini partnerlerini
3rd singular partnerini partnerlerini
1st plural partnerimizi partnerlerimizi
2nd plural partnerinizi partnerlerinizi
3rd plural partnerlerini partnerlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular partnerime partnerlerime
2nd singular partnerine partnerlerine
3rd singular partnerine partnerlerine
1st plural partnerimize partnerlerimize
2nd plural partnerinize partnerlerinize
3rd plural partnerlerine partnerlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular partnerimde partnerlerimde
2nd singular partnerinde partnerlerinde
3rd singular partnerinde partnerlerinde
1st plural partnerimizde partnerlerimizde
2nd plural partnerinizde partnerlerinizde
3rd plural partnerlerinde partnerlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular partnerimden partnerlerimden
2nd singular partnerinden partnerlerinden
3rd singular partnerinden partnerlerinden
1st plural partnerimizden partnerlerimizden
2nd plural partnerinizden partnerlerinizden
3rd plural partnerlerinden partnerlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular partnerimin partnerlerimin
2nd singular partnerinin partnerlerinin
3rd singular partnerinin partnerlerinin
1st plural partnerimizin partnerlerimizin
2nd plural partnerinizin partnerlerinizin
3rd plural partnerlerinin partnerlerinin

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

Pronunciation

Noun

partner m (plural partneriaid or partners)

  1. partner
    Coordinate term: partneres

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
partner bartner mhartner phartner
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “partner”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from English parter.

Noun

partner c (plural partners)

  1. partner

Derived terms

Further reading

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