Today's word is PARS, which is a feminine third-declension noun, genitive partis.
Latin meaning and usage: The Latin word has the basic meaning of a "part" or "portion." As in English, the Latin can take a genitive, complement, meaning a "part of" something. The word can also have the sense of "party" in the sense of a faction, a side in a dispute.
Latin word formation: The Latin root is extremely productive, giving rise to words such as particeps, participo, and the diminutive particula.
English cognates and derivatives: There are many English words derived from these Latin words, such as "part," "party," and "partial," as well as "participation," "parcel," and "particle. Latin students will recognize the word "parse," which means to identify the parts of speech. There are also compound forms such as "compartment," "departure," and "apart."
Here are some examples of today's word in Latin sayings and proverbs; for more examples, see the page at the Scala Sapientiae, which also contains notes on some of the proverbs cited below:
Pars est in toto, sed totum non est in parte.
Audi et alteram partem.
Audiatur et altera pars.
Totum parte maius est.
Nihil est ab omni parte beatum.
In toto et pars continetur.
Nullus est liber tam malus, ut non aliqua parte prosit.
Est homo vix natus ex omni parte beatus.
Quid mihi prodest scire agellum in partes dividere, si nescio cum fratre dividere?
Quae pro parte nocent, plurima saepe docent.
Morbum suum nosse est pars prima salutis.
Audi utramque partem, et recte iudica.
Iudicium differ, partes dum audiveris ambas.
Partem da cuique: sic non partiris inique.
Partem habere est melius quam totum privari.
Scire ubi aliquid invenire possis, ea demum maxima pars eruditionis est.
Prima felicitatis pars sapere.
Tempus est quaedam pars aeternitatis.
Emendatio pars studiorum longe utilissima.
Humanae sapientiae pars est, quaedam aequo animo nescire velle.
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