nounsecond declension
tōtum prō parte
tōtum prō parte n sg (genitive tōtī prō parte)
Classical[ˈtoː.tũː ˈproː ˈpar.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔː.tum ˈprɔː ˈpar.te]
Meaning
- A type of metonymy in which an entity (person, object) is referred to by the whole for the part; e.g. "America" for the United States of America.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tōtum prō parte | tōta prō parte |
| genitive | tōtī prō parte | tōtōrum prō parte |
| dative | tōtō prō parte | tōtīs prō parte |
| accusative | tōtum prō parte | tōta prō parte |
| ablative | tōtō prō parte | tōtīs prō parte |
| vocative | tōtum prō parte | tōta prō parte |
Origins
From tōtum (“whole”) + prō (“for”) + parte, ablative singular of pars (“part”).