パーティー

パーティー

Japanese

Alternative forms

• パーティ (pāti)

Etymology

From English party.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) パ​ーティー [páꜜàtìì] (Atamadaka – [1])[5][3][4]
• IPA^(key): [pa̠ːtʲiː]

Noun

パーティー • (pātī) 

1. a party (social gathering)
   • 1997 June 15 [Jan 15 1997], Fujisaki, Ryū, “第(だい)８(はち)回(かい)　序章(プロローグ)の終わり(エピローグ) [Chapter 8: The Epilogue of the Prologue]”, in 封(ほう)神(しん)演(えん)義(ぎ) [Investiture of the Gods], volume 1 (fiction, paperback), 5th edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 7:

     さぁ　蠆(たい)盆(ぼん)パーティーのスタートよぉん♡

     Sā Taibon pātī no sutāto yōn♡

     Alright, let’s get this Chaipen party started ♡

2. (role-playing games) party (group)

   パーティーの編(へん)成(せい)

   pātī no hensei

   formation of a party

Usage notes

This form with the long final /iː/ appears to be more common.

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN