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partita

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English

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Etymology

From Italian partita. Doublet of party.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑː(ɹ)ˈtiːtə/

Noun

partita (plural partitas)

  1. (music) A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century
    • 2007 June 3, Ian Fisher, “Fingers That Keep the Most Treasured Violins Fit”, in New York Times‎:
      He starts with scales and arpeggios, then something more substantial, on a recent day one of Bach’s partitas for the violin.

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Interlingua

Noun

partita (plural partitas)

  1. departure
  2. game, match

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /parˈti.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: par‧tì‧ta

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

partita f (plural partite)

  1. (sports) match, game
    Synonyms: gara, incontro, match
    partita di calcio ― football/soccer match
  2. (business) lot, parcel, batch, stock
    Synonyms: lotto, stock
  3. (accounting) entry, item
    partita doppia ― double entry
    una partita a credito ― a credit item
Derived terms
  • partita di caccia (“hunting party”)
  • partita IVA (“VAT number”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

partita

  1. feminine singular of partito

Participle

partita f sg

  1. feminine singular of partito

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Latin

Participle

partīta

  1. inflection of partītus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

partītā

  1. ablative feminine singular of partītus

References

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian partita.

Pronunciation

Noun

partita f (plural partiti)

  1. (sports) match, game

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