German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German part f (share, part, party), from Old French part, from Latin pars.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /part/, [paʁt], [paɐ̯t], [paːt]
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Noun

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Part m (strong, genitive Partes or Parts, plural Parte or Parts)

  1. part; role (that which an actor, singer, or other artist contributes to a performance)
  2. (obsolete) part; share; piece (fraction of a whole)
    Synonyms: Teil, Anteil, Stück
  3. (obsolete, law) party in a lawsuit
    Synonym: Partei

Usage notes

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  • The sense “part of a whole” still exists in the word Gegenpart, an elevated synonym of Gegenstück (counterpart).

Declension

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