totum pro parte
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtoː.tum proː ˈpar.te/, [ˈt̪oːt̪ʊ̃ˑ proː ˈpärt̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈto.tum pro ˈpar.te/, [ˈt̪ɔːt̪um prɔː ˈpärt̪e]
Noun
tōtum prō parte n sg (genitive tōtī prō parte); second declension
- 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
Second-declension noun (neuter) with an indeclinable portion.
| Case | 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 |
See also
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