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partner
English
Etymology
From Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (“joint heir”) from parçon (“partition”), from Latin part?ti?nem, singular accusative of part?ti? (“portion”). The word may also represent Old French part tenour (“part holder”). Compare also Middle English partifere (“partner”), partifelewe (“partner”). Doublet of parcener.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??tn?(?)/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /?p??tn?/, [?p???n?]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /?p??tn?/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?p??tn?/
Noun
partner (plural partners)
- One of each halves of a pair of someone or something that belongs together.
- Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
- A member of a business or law partnership.
- 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:
- He Su?pends on the?e Rea?ons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Di?charge to Adam Mu?het, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Di?charged Mu?het, and con?equently Houstoun his Partner.
- 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:
- A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
- Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].
- Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
- A member of a business or law partnership.
- (nautical) 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.
- (Jamaican) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:associate
- See also Thesaurus:spouse
Descendants
Translations
Verb
partner (third-person singular simple present partners, present participle partnering, simple past and past participle partnered)
- (transitive) To join as a partner.
- (intransitive, often with with) To work or perform as a partner.
Translations
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Noun
partner m (indefinite plural partnerë, definite singular partneri, definite plural partnerët)
- partner
Declension
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?partn?r]
Noun
partner m
- partner
Related terms
- See part
Further reading
- partner in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- partner in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
From English partner.
Noun
partner c (singular definite partneren, plural indefinite partnere)
- partner
Inflection
References
- “partner” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?rt.n?r/
- Hyphenation: part?ner
Noun
partner m (plural partners, diminutive partnertje n)
- partner, love interest, romantic and/or sexual companion
- partner, companion (someone whom one engages in business)
- Synonyms: deelgenoot, genoot, vennoot
Derived terms
Hungarian
Etymology
From English partner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?p?rtn?r]
- Hyphenation: part?ner
- Rhymes: -?r
Noun
partner (plural partnerek)
- partner
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- partner in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Noun
partner m or f (invariable)
- partner (all senses)
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
- pardner, partnah
Etymology
From English partner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??dna/
- Hyphenation: part?ner
Noun
partner (plural: partner dem, quantified: partner)
- partner
- (financial): An informal saving scheme.
See also
- throw partner
Further reading
- Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 430
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English partner.
Noun
partner m (definite singular partneren, indefinite plural partnere, definite plural partnerne)
- a partner
Derived terms
- partnerskap
See also
- partnar (Nynorsk)
References
- “partner” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From English partner, from Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (“joint heir”), from parçon (“partition”), from Latin part?ti?nem, singular accusative of part?ti? (“portion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?par.tn?r/
Noun
partner m pers (feminine partnerka)
- partner (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest)
- partner (spouse, domestic, or romantic partner)
- equal (someone of equal status to others)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- (adverb) partnersko (adverb)
Further reading
- partner in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- partner in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner, from Old French parçonneour (“joint heir”).
Noun
partner m, f (plural partneres)
- (dancing) a dance partner
- Synonym: par
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pârtner/
- Hyphenation: part?ner
Noun
p?rtner m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- partner
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Noun
partner c
- partner
- Synonyms: kompanjon, medspelare, moatjé
Usage notes
- The English plural partners is also used.
Declension
Related terms
References
- partner in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English partner.
Noun
partner m (plural partneriaid or partners)
- partner
- Template:coordinate term
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “partner”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from English parter.
Noun
partner c (plural partners)
- partner
Derived terms
- partnerskip
Further reading
- “partner”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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beau
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French beau, from Latin bellus (“beautiful”). Doublet of bello.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bo?/
- (UK)
- Homophone: bow
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
beau (plural beaux or beaus)
- (dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 21
- “I do not comprehend the meaning of the word. But this I can say, that if he ever was a beau before he married, he is one still, for there is not the smallest alteration in him.”
- “Oh! dear! one never thinks of married mens’[sic] being beaux—they have something else to do.”
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 21
- (dated) A male lover; a boyfriend.
- 1917, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, p. 142:
- Hannah's beau takes all her time 'n' thought, and when she gits a husband her mother'll be out o' sight and out o' mind.
- 2009, Philippa Bourke, Monsters and Critics [1], Dec 10, 2009:
- Kristin Davis has taken time out to enjoy the surf and sand with her Australian beau, photographer Russell James.
- 1917, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, p. 142:
- A male escort.
- A suitor of a lady.
Translations
See also
- beau-
- beautiful
- Beau
References
- beau in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Aube, aube
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- beu
Etymology
From Latin bib?. Compare Romanian bea, beau.
Verb
beau (third-person present singular indicative bea, past participle biutã)
- I drink
Related terms
- beari/beare
- biut
- biutor
- biuturã
- parabeau
French
Etymology
From Middle French beau, from Old French biau, bel, from Latin bellus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bo/
- Rhymes: -o
- Homophones: bau, baux, beaux, bot, bots
Adjective
beau (masculine singular before vowel bel, feminine singular belle, masculine plural beaux, feminine plural belles)
- handsome, fine, attractive
- nice
- fair (weather)
Usage notes
- To avoid hiatus, the form bel is used before masculine singular nouns that begin with a vowel or mute h.
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? English: beau, Beau, belle, Belle
Noun
beau m (plural beaux)
- (Louisiana) boyfriend
Coordinate terms
- belle
- blonde
- femme
- gars
- homme
Further reading
- “beau” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- aube
Middle English
Alternative forms
- beu, bew, bewe
Etymology
From Old French bel, biau, from Latin bellus, from Old Latin *duenelos. Doublet of bel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?u?/
- Rhymes: -?u?
Adjective
beau
- good, fine
References
- “beau, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle French
Alternative forms
- bel
Etymology
From Old French beau, one of the variants of biau.
Adjective
beau m (feminine singular belle, masculine plural beaux, feminine plural belles)
- beautiful; handsome; attractive
Descendants
- French: beau
Old French
Adjective
beau m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bele)
- Alternative form of biau
Declension
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [be?aw]
Verb
beau
- first-person singular present indicative of bea
- first-person singular present subjunctive of bea
- third-person plural present indicative of bea
- third-person plural imperfect indicative of bea
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