LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounthird declension

prīncipālis pars

prīncipālis pars f (genitive prīncipālis partis)
Classical[priːŋ.kɪˈpaː.lɪs ˈpars]Ecclesiastical[prin̠ʲ.t͡ʃiˈpaː.lis ˈpars]

Meaning

  1. Late Latineither of the active and passive voices, regarded as the principal parts of the verb
  2. Late Latineither of the noun and the verb, regarded as the principal partēs ōrātiōnis
    Unde rationabiliter hoc nomen est ei a grammaticis inditum, per confirmationem duarum partium orationis principalium.a. 527, Priscianus Caesariensis, Institutiones Grammaticae, in Augustus Krehlius, editor, Prisciani Caesariensis Grammatici Opera, Volumen primum, cont. De Arte Grammatica libros XVI., Lipsia: Libraria Weidmannia, published 1819, book XI, chapter i, § 5, page 518:
    ibidem, book XI, chapter ii, § 7, page 519

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprīncipālis parsprīncipālēs partēs
partēs prīncipālēs
genitiveprīncipālis partis
partis prīncipālis
prīncipālium partium
partium prīncipālium
dativeprīncipālī partī
partī prīncipālī
prīncipālibus partibus
partibus prīncipālibus
accusativeprīncipālem partem
partem prīncipālem
prīncipālīs partēs
prīncipālīs partīs, prīncipālēs partēs, prīncipālēs partīs, partēs prīncipālēs, partēs prīncipālīs, partīs prīncipālēs, partīs prīncipālīs
ablativeprīncipālī parte
prīncipālī partī, parte prīncipālī, partī prīncipālī
prīncipālibus partibus
partibus prīncipālibus
vocativeprīncipālis parsprīncipālēs partēs
partēs prīncipālēs

Origins

Descendants
  • Englishprincipal part

Quick answers

What does prīncipālis pars mean in Latin?
prīncipālis pars, a noun, means “either of the active and passive voices, regarded as the principal parts of the verb; either of the noun and the verb, regarded as the principal partēs ōrātiōnis”.
What is the genitive of prīncipālis pars?
The genitive singular is prīncipālis partis. prīncipālis pars is third declension.
How do you pronounce prīncipālis pars?
In classical Latin, [priːŋ.kɪˈpaː.lɪs ˈpars]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [prin̠ʲ.t͡ʃiˈpaː.lis ˈpars].