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Latvian
Etymology
A parallel form of plats (“broad, wide”) (q.v.) which became an independent word.
Pronunciation
Adjective
plašs (definite plašais, comparative plašāks, superlative visplašākais, adverb plaši)
- wide, broad, spacious, large (occupying a large area)
- plašas telpas ― large rooms
- plaša dzīvoklis ― large apartment, flat
- plašs laukums, līdzenums ― wide area, vast plains
- plaši lauki ― vast fields
- aiziet plašajā pasaulē ― to go into the wide world (= to leave one's native home)
- plašs rokraksts ― wide handwriting
- uzbrukums plaša frontē ― attack on a wide front
- durvis ir plaši vaļā ― the door is wide open
- wide, broad, extensive (having connections with many things or people; meaning a lot; having a wide range or extension)
- plašs grāmatnīcu tīkls ― wide, large bookstore network
- plašas lasītāju aprindas ― wide circle of readers
- plašas zināšanas, intereses ― wide knowledge, interests
- plašs vēsturisks apskats ― wide historical overview
- plašas iespējas, perspektīvas ― wide possibilities, perspectives
- plašas svinības ― extensive celebration
Usage notes
In general, plats is used to mean “wide, broad” in a more literal sense, while plašs has more metaphorical senses.
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