parte Italian · revision 37511

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=960, Placito di Capua|origins=la pars}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈpar.te/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''parte''' ''f'' (plural parti)^(Wiktionary)

+ An old plural is ''parte'', and an old invariable form ''pari'' is also found.^(GDLI)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|la|pars|t=part, share]], from the accusative ⟨partem⟩.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Wiktionary) The word is panromance: [[fr|part]], [[oc|part]], [[ca|part]], [[es|parte]], [[pt|parte]], [[sc|parte]] and [[ro|parte]]; it was also borrowed into [[ga|part]].^(Nocentini 2010)^(DÉRom)^(DEI|2783)

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+ The Latin noun continues [[itc-pro|*parti-]].^(de Vaan 2008) DELI and Sabatini–Coletti relate it to [[la|pariō|t=to give birth to, produce]], and Nocentini explains it as an abstract noun meaning “assignment”, from the verb in the sense “to procure”.^(DELI 1999)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Nocentini 2010) De Vaan cites Schrijver's view that it was formed on the present stem of that verb, with an original meaning “lot, portion”, which later separated it from the verb.^(de Vaan 2008) Devoto supposes an older ⟨*pors⟩, influenced by [[m|la|pāreō]] and [[m|la|parō]].^(Devoto 1968|318)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The first record is the Placito di Capua of 960: “trenta anni le possette parte sancti Benedicti”.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003) Following Cilento and Sabatini, DELI explains ''parte'' there as the holder of goods and rights, here the monastery of Saint Benedict as a property owner, rather than a party in the lawsuit.^(DELI 1999) The basic sense, each unit into which a whole is divided, appears at the end of the 12th century in the rent book of the abbey of Coltibuono.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Brunetto Latini (before 1294) uses ''parte'' for a limited quantity, the ''Novellino'' (end of the 13th century) for a task or role, and Dante for a region, a side, a direction and a faction.^(DELI 1999) The sense “faction” gave ''partigiano'', a supporter of a party, which passed into French as ''partisan'' in the 15th century and travelled through German and Polish into Russian, where it came to mean an irregular fighter in 1812;^(DELI 1999)^(REW 1935) Italian took that sense back during the Second World War.^(DELI 1999)^(REW 1935) The weapon ''partigiana'' (1451) became French ''pertuisane''.^(DELI 1999)^(REW 1935)

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+ In the theatre ''parte'' is an actor's role from Castelvetro (before 1571), and in music a single voice or instrumental line of a composition from 1562;^(DELI 1999)^(DIFIT) French and German took this musical sense in the 18th century.^(DELI 1999)^(DIFIT) Old Italian also had an adverb ''parte'', “partly” and “meanwhile”, as in Dante's “Parte sen gìa” (meanwhile he went on).^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 960 – The Placito di Capua uses ''parte'' for the holder of goods and rights.^(DELI 1999)

+ * End of the 12th century – The rent book of the abbey of Coltibuono uses it for a part of a whole.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1294 – Brunetto Latini uses it for a limited quantity.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1321 – Dante uses it for a region, a side and a faction.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1451 – ''Partigiana'', a polearm, is recorded.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1562 – ''Parte'' is used for a voice in a polyphonic composition.^(DIFIT)

+ * Before 1571 – Lodovico Castelvetro uses it for an actor's role.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # [[m|en|part]], each of the pieces into which a whole is or can be divided: ''ha tagliato la pizza in otto parti''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # A component, element: ''le parti del motore''.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # A portion or share of a quantity: ''una parte dello stipendio va in affitto''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # ''(chiefly plural)'' A region, area: ''non vengo spesso da queste parti''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A side or direction: ''dall'altra parte del lago''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # A [[m|en|faction]], party; in law, each side in a dispute or contract: ''le parti hanno firmato l'accordo''.^(Treccani 2011)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # An actor's [[m|en|role]]; also a voice in a piece of music: ''impara la parte a memoria''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(DELI 1999)

+ # ''(figurative)'' A task, duty: ''ho fatto la mia parte''.^(DELI 1999)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[particella]]

+ * [[particola]]

+ * [[partigiano]]

+ * [[partigiana]]

+ * [[parteggiare]]

+ * [[appartare]]

+ * [[disparte]]

+ * [[controparte]]

+ * [[partaccia]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[impartire]]

+ * [[particolare]]

+ * [[partire]]

+ * [[partecipe]]

+ * [[porzione]]

+ * [[la|pars]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Common phrases include ''a parte'' (separately, apart from), ''da parte'' (aside), ''in parte'' (partly), ''da parte di'' (on behalf of, from), ''fare parte di'' (to belong to), ''prendere parte a'' (to take part in) and ''d'altra parte'' (on the other hand).^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Gabrielli 2020)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}