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

Spanish

Verb

parten

  1. third-person plural present indicative of partir

Swedish

Noun

parten

  1. definite singular of part

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