totum pro parte

Latin

Etymology

From tōtum (“whole”) + prō (“for”) + parte, ablative singular of pars (“part”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tōtum prō parte n sg (genitive tōtī prō parte); second declension

  1. 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.

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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