Partei

German

Etymology

From Middle High German partīe, from French partie. Cognate with English party, Italian partita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁˈtaɪ̯/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Partei f (genitive Partei, plural Parteien)

1. (politics) political party
2. (law) party (person, company, or institution) participating in a legal action or contract
3. (with definite article, chiefly Eastern Germany) the SED, the ruling party of the GDR

Derived terms

• parteiisch
• parteilos

Derived terms

• Parteianhänger, Parteiausschluss, Parteiführung, Parteimitglied, Parteitag, Parteivorsitz, Parteivorstand, Bundestagspartei
• Arbeiterpartei, Bundestagspartei, Einheitspartei, Landtagspartei, Linkspartei, Lokalpartei, Rechtspartei, Verbotspartei, Volkspartei

Further reading

• “Partei” in Duden online