Party

See also: party, partý, and párty

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English party. Doublet of Partei and Partie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaːɐ̯ti/
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Noun

Party f (genitive Party, plural Partys or (proscribed) Parties)

  1. (colloquial) party (social gathering)
    Synonyms: Feier, Fest, Fete
    eine Party schmeißen (colloquial) ― to throw a party

Usage notes

  • The plural Parties is now proscribed, but still in use.

Declension

Declension of Party [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Party die Partys, Parties
genitive einer der Party der Partys, Parties
dative einer der Party den Partys, Parties
accusative eine die Party die Partys, Parties

Derived terms

compound nouns with Party-
compound nouns with -party

Further reading

  • “Party” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Party” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Party” in Duden online
  • Party on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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