I.gen. parti, Pac. ap. Non. 486, 6: “partuis,” Varr. ib. 8; dat. sing. partu, Prop. 1, 13, 30; dat. plur. partibus, App. M. 9, 33), m. 2. pario, a bearing, bringing forth, birth (equally common in the sing. and plur.).
I. In abstr.: propinquitas parti, Pac. ap. Non. 486, 6: “cum esset gravida Auria, et jam appropinquare partus putaretur,” Cic. Clu. 11, 31; cf. Ov. M. 9, 673: “antequam veniret partus ejus, peperit,” the time for bearing, Vulg. Isa. 66, 7: “Diana adhibetur ad partus,” Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 69: “maturos aperire partus Lenis,” Hor. C. S. 13: “partūs discrimen subire,” Juv. 6, 592: (Dejanira) Oenei partu edita, begotten, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 8, 20.—
B. Trop.: “et Graeciae quidem oratorum partus atque fontes vides,” i. e. beginnings, Cic. Brut. 13, 49.—
II. In concr., the young or offspring of any creature, the fœtus or embryo: “bestiae pro suo partu propugnant,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 79: “Veneri partus suus,” Verg. A. 7, 321: “partus Missos ad Orcum,” Hor. C. 3, 4, 40: “tanti partus equae constat,” Juv. 6, 626: “partum ferre,” i. e. to be pregnant, Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 112; so, “partum gerere,” id. 8, 47, 72, § 187: “partum eniti,” to bear, bring forth, id. 7, 3, 3, § 34: “partum edere,” id. 7, 3, 3, § 35: “partum reddere,” id. 10, 12, 15, § 32: “partum abigere,” to cause abortion, id. 14, 18, 22, § 116: “partum eicere,” id. 24, 6, 20, § 30: “partum mortuum pellere,” id. 22, 21, 26, § 54: “partum trahere,” id. 20, 8, 30, § 74: “partus gravidarum extorquere tormentis,” Flor. 3, 4.—Leg. maxim: “partus sequitur ventrem,” Gai. Inst. 1, 78; Ulp. Fragm. 5, 9. —Of plants, Varr. R. R. 1, 8 fin.; Col. 3, 10, 16; Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 13.—
