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Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

• departir

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).

Usage notes

• This verb uses the auxiliary verb être to form compound tenses if used intransitively.

Synonyms

• (to go away, to leave, to depart): s'en aller; (familiar) se barrer; (familiar) se casser
• (to originate): s'en aller
• (to die): s'en aller

Related terms

• à partir de
• part
• repartir

See also

• sortir

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.

Related terms

• part/pert
• spartir

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

• French: partir

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
   • circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     S’il ne vos doit peser,
     Sire, de ci me partirai.
     En ma chanbre couchier m’irai

     If it doesn't bother you
     Sire, I will go from here
     To my chamber to go to bed

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

• Middle French: partir
  • French: partir
• Norman: parti

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

• a partir de

Related terms

• partida

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.