Platz
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Platz
- A surname.
- 2007, Ann Platz, Queen Esther's Reflection: A Portrait of Grace, Courage, and Excellence:
- Lilly loves everything about John Platz! He feeds her, walks her, gives her treats, and she even takes an afternoon nap with him!
German
Etymology
From Middle High German plaz, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Cognate with English place.
Displaced native Old High German zīh (“place, court/village square, market”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Platz m (strong, genitive Platzes, plural Plätze)
- (architecture) square, plaza, piazza
- Marktplatz ― Market square
- (architecture) circus
- space, room
- Hier ist kein Platz. ― There is no room here.
- Platz machen für. ― to make room for.
- place, seat, spot, position (precise location someone or something occupies)
- (chiefly colloquial) place, location, site (in general)
- Synonym: Ort
- Die Zeit wisst ihr ja, den Platz sag ich euch vorher noch.
- You already know the time, and I’ll tell you the place beforehand.
- spot, place (position in a hierarchy or sequence)
- Sie hat einen Platz in der Mannschaft. ― She's got a spot on the team.
- (sports) court, field, pitch, course
- auf dem Platz ― on the court / field / pitch
- (archaic, except in fixed phrases) village; town; municipality
- place (rank in a competition)
- Synonym: Stelle
- Er machte den ersten Platz. ― He won the first place.
- auf dem ersten/zweiten/dritten Platz ― in first/second/third place
Declension
Declension of Platz
Hyponyms
- Allgemeinplatz (“platitude, commonplace”)
- Ankerplatz
- Anlegeplatz (“berth”)
- Arbeitsplatz
- Basketballplatz
- Bauplatz (“building site”)
- Bolzplatz
- Campingplatz
- Dorfplatz (“village square”)
- Ehrenplatz (“place of honor, pride of place”)
- Fensterplatz (“window seat”)
- Flugplatz
- Fußballplatz
- Golfplatz
- Grazplatz (“grass court”)
- Halteplatz (“stopping place”)
- Handelsplatz (“trading venue”)
- Kirchplatz
- Lagerplatz
- Liegeplatz (“berth, mooring”)
- Parkplatz
- Rastplatz
- Rathausplatz
- Ruheplatz
- Schauplatz
- Schlafplatz
- Schrottplatz
- Sitzplatz
- Spielplatz
- Sportplatz
- Stadtplatz
- Standplatz
- Studienplatz (“study place, place to study”)
- Tennisplatz
- Thekenplatz
- Uferplatz
- Volleyballplatz
- Zeltplatz
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Czech: plac
- → Estonian: plats
- → Kashubian: plac
- → Macedonian: плац (plac)
- → Polish: plac
- → Serbo-Croatian:
Interjection
Platz!
- down! (command to lie down, especially for a dog)
Further reading
- “Platz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Platz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Platz” in Duden online
- “Platz” in OpenThesaurus.de
Platz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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Pronunciation
Noun
Platz m (plural Pletz or Pletzer)
- place
- Was en scheener Platz!
- What a beautiful place!
- space
- Do is keen Platz meh fer sich hinsetze.
- There is no more room to sit.