partner

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

Late 13c., from Old French parçener (“joint heir”) from parçon (“partition”), from Latin partitionem (“portion”). The word may also represent Old French part tenour (“part holder”).

[edit] Noun

partner (plural partners)

  1. Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
    1. A member of a business or law partnership
      • 1668 July 3ʳᵈ, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548
        He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunc‍t, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.
    2. A spouse or domestic partner
    3. Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
    4. Either member of a pair in a card game or sports team
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[edit] Translations
someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest
a member of a business or law partnership
spouse or domestic partner
dancing partner
either member of a pair in a card game or sports team (1.4)

[edit] Verb

partner (third-person singular simple present partners, present participle partnering, simple past and past participle partnered)

  1. to make or be a partner
  2. to work or perform as a partner
[edit] Translations
To make or be partner
To work or perform as partner

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[edit] Noun

partner (plural partners)

  1. One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.

[edit] Albanian

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partner m. (indefinite plural partnerë, definite singular partneri, definite plural partnerët)

  1. partner

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declension of partner
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 partner partnerë partneri partnerët
accusative
(kallëzore)		 partner partnerë partnerin partnerët
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 partneri partnerëve partnerit partnerëve
dative
(dhanore)		 partneri partnerëve partnerit partnerëve
ablative
(rrjedhore)		 partneri partnerësh partnerit partnerëve

[edit] Czech

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partner m.

  1. partner

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[edit] Danish

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From English partner.

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partner c. (singular definite partneren, plural indefinite partnere)

  1. partner

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    Inflection of partner
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative partner partneren partnere partnerne
genitive partners partnerens partneres partnernes

[edit] Italian

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From English

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partner m. and f. inv.

  1. partner (all senses)

[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

partner m.

  1. partner

[edit] Declension

    declension of partner
singular plural
nominative partner partnerzy
genitive partnera partnerów
dative partnerowi partnerom
accusative partnera partnerów
instrumental partnerem partnerami
locative partnerze partnerach
vocative partnerze partnerzy

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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  • IPA: /pârtner/
  • Hyphenation: part‧ner

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pȁrtner m. (Cyrillic spelling па̏ртнер)

  1. partner

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    declension of partner
singular plural
nominative partner partneri
genitive partnera partnera
dative partneru partnerima
accusative partnera partnere
vocative partneru partneri
locative partneru partnerima
instrumental partnerom partnerima

[edit] Swedish

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partner c.

  1. a partner

[edit] Declension

Declension of partner
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative partner partnern partner partnerna
genitive partners partnerns partners partnernas

[edit] Usage notes

  • The English plural partners is also used.

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