parten

See also: Parten

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from part +‎ -en. Alternatively, perhaps a back-formation from partner.

Verb

parten (third-person singular simple present partens, present participle partening, simple past and past participle partened)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To involve; impart, give out, bestow; share.

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑrtən

Noun

parten

1. plural of part

Galician

Verb

parten

1. third-person plural present indicative of partir

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French partir, pertir, from Latin partīre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpartən/

Verb

parten

1. to divide

Conjugation

Conjugation of parten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) parten, parte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	parte	parted
2nd-person singular	partest	partedest
3rd-person singular	parteth	parted
subjunctive singular	parte
imperative singular		—
plural1	parten, parte	parteden, partede
imperative plural	parteth, parte	—
participles	partynge, partende	parted, yparted

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: part
• Yola: part

References

• “parten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

parten

1. third-person plural present indicative of partir

Swedish

Noun

parten

1. definite singular of part

Anagrams

• panter