Party

See also: party, partý, and párty

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːɐ̯ti/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Austria):

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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-

• Partyband
• Partydroge
• Partygast
• Partylöwe
• Partyspiel

compound nouns with -party

• Abrissparty
• Abschiedsparty
• Coronaparty
• Einweihungsparty
• Einzugsparty
• Geburtstagsparty
• Grillparty
• Hausparty
• Technoparty
• Tupperparty

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