# 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 partītiōnem, singular accusative of partītiō (“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: /ˈpɑːtnə(ɹ)/
* (US, Canada) IPA: /ˈpɑɹtnɚ/, [ˈpɑɹʔnɚ]
* (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /ˈpɐːtnə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: part‧ner

### Noun

partner (plural partners)
* Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
* Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
    business partner
    dance partner
    doubles partner
    speaking partner
    sex partner
** A member of a business or law partnership.
*** 1668 July 3, 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.
** A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
*** 2023 April 23, Amelia Gentleman, “CPS includes ‘love-bombing’ in guidance on abusive partners prosecution”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:New guidance on how to prosecute abusive partners for controlling and coercive behaviour has highlighted the phenomenon of love-bombing, a tactic used by suspects to confuse victims and gain more control.
** Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
*** 1909, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], chapter I, in The Squire’s Daughter, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, published 1919, →OCLC: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.
* (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.
* (Jamaica) 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

#### Derived terms

* accountability partner
* business partner
* civil partner
* demand partner
* domestic partner
* ex-partner
* hitting partner
* implementing partner
* intimate partner violence
* life partner
* multi-partner
* nominal partner
* partner dance
* partner in crime
* partner IVF
* partnerless
* partnership
* partner up
* quasi partner
* romantic partner
* sex partner
* sexual partner
* silent partner
* sleeping partner
* strike partner
* trading partner

#### Descendants

* → Albanian: partner
* → Czech: partner
* → Danish: partner
* → Dutch: partner
* → French: partenaire
** → Russian: партнёр (partnjór)
*** → Georgian: პარტნიორი (ṗarṭniori)
* → German: Partner
* → Hungarian: partner
* → Irish: páirtnéir
* → Italian: partner
* → Japanese: パートナー (pātonā)
* → Korean: 파트너 (pateuneo)
* → Norwegian Bokmål: partner
* → Persian: پارتنر (pârtner)
* → Polish: partner
* → Portuguese: partner
* → Serbo-Croatian: pȁrtner, па̏ртнер
* → Swedish: partner
* → West Frisian: partner

#### 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.
** 2020 October 6, Belinda Luscombe, “Would You Date Someone With Different Political Beliefs? Here's What a Survey of 5,000 Single People Revealed”, in Time‎:“In the current period, when people are embedded in social and informational bubbles with like-minded friends and relatives,” he says, “the idea of partnering with someone from a different bubble is understandably daunting. At a minimum it’s awkward and complicated.”
** 2022 January 12, “Network News: New freight trips for Tesco and DRS”, in RAIL, number 948, page 12:Tesco has partnered with Direct Rail Services (DRS) to launch a new refrigerated rail freight service from Tilbury to Coatbridge.

#### Descendants

* ⇒ Cantonese: part (paat$^1$)

#### Translations

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### References

* “partner”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Anagrams

* Parrent

## Albanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

### Noun

partner m (plural partnerë, definite partneri, definite plural partnerët)
* partner

#### Declension
## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpartnɛr]

### Noun

partner m anim (female equivalent partnerka)
* partner

#### Related terms

* See part
* partnerka
* partnerský
* partnerství
* partnerův

### Further reading

* “partner”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “partner”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “partner”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## 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: /ˈpɑrt.nər/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: part‧ner

### Noun

partner m (plural partners, diminutive partnertje n)
* partner, love interest, romantic and/or sexual companion
    Mijn partner en ik zijn al tien jaar samen. ― My partner and I have been together for ten years.
    Ze zocht naar een geschikte partner om mee te settelen. ― She was looking for a suitable love interest to settle down with.
* partner, companion (someone whom one engages in business)
    Synonyms: deelgenoot, genoot, vennoot, maat, compagnon, zakenpartner
    In zaken is het belangrijk om een betrouwbare partner te hebben. ― In business, it's important to have a reliable partner.
    Hij werd mijn partnertje in ons kleine startup-avontuur. ― He became my little business companion in our small startup adventure.

#### Derived terms

* beleggingspartner
* handelspartner
* huwelijkspartner
* partnergeweld
* partnermoord
* partnerruil
* partnerschap
* partnerverlof
* werkpartner

## French
### Noun

partner m or f by sense (plural partners)
* (obsolete, except for in Quebec) partner

### Further reading

* “partner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From English partner.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɒrtnɛr]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: part‧ner
* Rhymes: -ɛr

### Noun

partner (plural partnerek)
* partner

#### Derived terms

* partneri
* partnerség

### References

* ↑ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

### Further reading

* partner in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpart.ner/
* Rhymes: -artner
* Hyphenation: pàrt‧ner

### Noun

partner m or f by sense (invariable)
* partner (all senses)

## Jamaican Creole
### Alternative forms

* pardner, partnah

### Etymology

From English partner.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑːdna/
* Hyphenation: part‧ner

### Noun

partner (plural partner dem, quantified partner)
* partner
    A just me and mi partner 'Dread' know how fi entertain di people. ― Only my partner, 'Dread', and I know how to entertain the people.
* (financial): An informal saving scheme.
    It a work and a it me a throw partner out of and a it all put food pan mi table.It works and I use some of that money to contribute to the informal saving scheme I'm a part of. It puts food on the table.

#### See also

* throw partner

### Further reading

* Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, 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.
* “partner” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

partner m (definite singular partneren, indefinite plural partnerar, definite plural partnerane)
* (pre-1991) alternative form of partnar

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed 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 partītiōnem, singular accusative of partītiō (“portion”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpar.tnɛr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -artnɛr
* Syllabification: par‧tner

### Noun

partner m pers (female equivalent 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)

#### Derived terms

* partnerski
* partnerstwo
* partnerować

#### Related terms

* partnersko

### Further reading

* partner in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* partner in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English partner, from Old French parçonneour (“joint heir”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpaʁ.t͡ʃi.neʁ/ [ˈpah.t͡ʃi.neh], /ˈpaʁt͡ʃ.neʁ/ [ˈpaht͡ʃ.neh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpaʁ.t͡ʃi.neʁ/ [ˈpah.t͡ʃi.neh], /ˈpaʁt͡ʃ.neʁ/ [ˈpaht͡ʃ.neh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈpaɾ.t͡ʃi.neɾ/, /ˈpaɾt͡ʃ.neɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈpaʁ.t͡ʃi.neʁ/ [ˈpaχ.t͡ʃi.neχ], /ˈpaʁt͡ʃ.neʁ/ [ˈpaχt͡ʃ.neχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈpaɻt͡ʃ.neɻ/, /ˈpaɻ.t͡ʃi.neɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpaɾ.tnɛɾ/

### Noun

partner m or f by sense (plural partneres)
* (dance) a dance partner
    Synonym: par

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

pȁrtner m (Cyrillic spelling па̏ртнер)
* 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.

#### Related terms

* affärspartner
* allianspartner
* danspartner
* diskussionspartner
* dubbelpartner
* duettpartner
* företagspartner
* förhandlingspartner
* handelspartner
* koalitionspartner
* kärlekspartner
* livspartner
* partnerarbete
* partnerbyte
* partnerland
* partnerskap
* partnerval
* radarpartner
* regeringspartner
* samarbetspartner
* samtalspartner
* sexpartner
* sexualpartner
* sparringpartner
* spelpartner
* äktenskapspartner

### References

* partner in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

## Turkish
### Etymology

From French partenaire, from English partner.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paɾt.nɛɾ/

### Noun

partner (definite accusative partneri, plural partnerler)
* partner

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
partner
partnerler
definite accusative
partneri
partnerleri
dative
partnere
partnerlere
locative
partnerde
partnerlerde
ablative
partnerden
partnerlerden
genitive
partnerin
partnerlerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
partnerim
partnerlerim
2nd singular
partnerin
partnerlerin
3rd singular
partneri
partnerleri
1st plural
partnerimiz
partnerlerimiz
2nd plural
partneriniz
partnerleriniz
3rd plural
partnerleri
partnerleri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
partnerimi
partnerlerimi
2nd singular
partnerini
partnerlerini
3rd singular
partnerini
partnerlerini
1st plural
partnerimizi
partnerlerimizi
2nd plural
partnerinizi
partnerlerinizi
3rd plural
partnerlerini
partnerlerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
partnerime
partnerlerime
2nd singular
partnerine
partnerlerine
3rd singular
partnerine
partnerlerine
1st plural
partnerimize
partnerlerimize
2nd plural
partnerinize
partnerlerinize
3rd plural
partnerlerine
partnerlerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
partnerimde
partnerlerimde
2nd singular
partnerinde
partnerlerinde
3rd singular
partnerinde
partnerlerinde
1st plural
partnerimizde
partnerlerimizde
2nd plural
partnerinizde
partnerlerinizde
3rd plural
partnerlerinde
partnerlerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
partnerimden
partnerlerimden
2nd singular
partnerinden
partnerlerinden
3rd singular
partnerinden
partnerlerinden
1st plural
partnerimizden
partnerlerimizden
2nd plural
partnerinizden
partnerlerinizden
3rd plural
partnerlerinden
partnerlerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
partnerimin
partnerlerimin
2nd singular
partnerinin
partnerlerinin
3rd singular
partnerinin
partnerlerinin
1st plural
partnerimizin
partnerlerimizin
2nd plural
partnerinizin
partnerlerinizin
3rd plural
partnerlerinin
partnerlerinin :

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English partner.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpartnɛr/
** (North Wales, colloquial) IPA: /ˈpartnar/
* Rhymes: -artnɛr

### Noun

partner m (plural partneriaid or partners)
* partner
    Coordinate term: partneres

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### 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