partij

From Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie.

• IPA^(key): /pɑrˈtɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: par‧tij
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯
• Homophone: Partij

partij f (plural partijen, diminutive partijtje n)

1. party, quantity
2. party, group of people
   1. side or actor in a conflict, procedure et cetera
   2. political party

      Bij de verkiezingen stemde ze op een progressieve partij.

      In the elections, she voted for a progressive political party.

      De leden van de partij bespraken hun standpunten tijdens de bijeenkomst.

      The members of the party discussed their positions during the meeting.

3. party, festivity

• Afrikaans: party
• → Caribbean Javanese: partèi
• → Indonesian: partai
• → Sranan Tongo: partèi

partij

1. (now dialectal) some, a few, a small number of

• Afrikaans: party
• Jersey Dutch: pärti
• → Indonesian: partai

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Doublet of party.

partij c (plural partijen, diminutive partijke)

1. party, quantity
2. party (group of people)

• skelpartij

• “partij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011