Part

German

Etymology

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

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

Noun

Part m (genitive Parts or Partes, 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)
  3. (obsolete, law) party in a lawsuit

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

Declension
Declension of Part
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Part die Parte
genitive eines des Partes,
Parts		 der Parte
dative einem dem Part,
Parte1		 den Parten
accusative einen den Part die Parte
1Now uncommon, see notes
Declension of Part
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Part die Parts
genitive eines des Parts der Parts
dative einem dem Part den Parts
accusative einen den Part die Parts

Synonyms
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