totum pro parte

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) 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

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.

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

• pars prō tōtō