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partir

partir

Catalan

Verb

partir (first-person singular present parteixo, past participle partit)

  1. to divide, to split
  2. to part, to split up
  3. to share

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Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō.

Verb

partir

  1. to go away, leave, depart

Conjugation


French

Etymology

From Middle French partir, from Old French partir, from Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.tiʁ/

Verb

partir

  1. (intransitive) to go away, leave, depart
    Partir, c'est mourir un peu, mais mourir, c'est partir beaucoup.
    Parting is a little bit of dying, but dying is the great parting.
    Attributed to Alphonse Allais
  2. (intransitive) to originate
    Toutes les artères partent du cœur. ― All arteries originate from the heart.
  3. (intransitive) to die
    Il ne s'est pas vu partir ― He has not seen death
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to emanate
    Cette croyance est partie d'un mauvais principe. ― This belief emanates from an evil principle.
  5. (Quebec, informal, transitive) to start
    partir une affaire ― to start a business

Conjugation

This is one of a fairly large group of irregular -ir verbs that are all conjugated the same way. Other members of this group include sortir and dormir. The most significant difference between these verbs' conjugation and that of the regular -ir verbs is that these verbs' conjugation does not use the infix -iss-. Further, this conjugation has the forms (je, tu) pars and (il) part in the present indicative and imperative, whereas a regular -ir verb would have *partis and *partit (as in the past historic).

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese partir, from Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (I distribute, divide).

Verb

partir (first-person singular present parto, first-person singular preterite partín, past participle partido)

  1. to go away, to leave, to depart
  2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of partir
  3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of partir

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to leave, depart): sair

Italian

Verb

partir

  1. apocopic form of partire

Ladin

Alternative forms

  • partì‎

Etymology

From Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (I distribute, divide).

Verb

partir

  1. to depart, leave

Conjugation

  • Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French partir, from Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (I distribute, divide).

Verb

partir

  1. (intransitive or reflexive, se partir) to leave
  2. (transitive) to divide up
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
      Nous partons le fruict de nostre chasse avec noz chiens et oyseaux, comme la peine et l’industrie.
      We divide up the fruit of our hunt with our dogs and birds, just as we do the pain and the hard work.

Descendants


Old French

Etymology

From Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (I distribute, divide).

Verb

partir

  1. (intransitive) to leave
  2. (reflexive, se partir) to leave
  3. to divide up
    • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan:
      La nostre amur, nostre desir
      ne pot unques nuls hom partir
      Our love, our desire
      no man can split it up

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese partir, from Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (I distribute, divide).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐɾˈtiɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paχˈtʃi(h)/
  • (Paulistano) IPA(key): /paɾˈtʃi(ɾ)/
  • (Caipira) IPA(key): /paɹˈtʃi(ɹ)/
  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /pahˈti(h)/

Verb

partir (first-person singular present indicative parto, past participle partido)

  1. to divide, to split
  2. to go away, to leave, to depart

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (I distribute, divide).

Verb

partir (first-person singular present parto, first-person singular preterite partí, past participle partido)

  1. to divide, to split
  2. to go away, to leave, to depart
  3. (reflexive, partirse) to crack up, have a laugh

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Venetian

Etymology

From Latin partīre, present active infinitive of partiō (I distribute, divide). Compare Italian partire.

Verb

partir

  1. (transitive) to leave

Conjugation

  • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.