partito

Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /parˈti.to/

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: par‧tì‧to

Adjective

partito (feminine partita, masculine plural partiti, feminine plural partite)

1. (heraldry) party per pale; divided into two equal parts vertically

Noun

partito m (plural partiti)

1. party, political party (political group)

   la direzione del partito ha scelto la linea politica ― the party's leadership has chosen the political line

2. resolution, decision (resolution)

   per partito preso ― deliberately, on principle

3. match, catch (possible wife or husband)

   un buon partito ― a good match

Derived terms

• partitico
• partitismo
• partito politico
• partitocrazia

 

Related terms

• partire
• partizione

Participle

partito (feminine partita, masculine plural partiti, feminine plural partite)

1. past participle of partire

Anagrams

• portati, pratito

Latin

Verb

partītō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of partiō

References

• “partito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• partito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.