plac

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin placeō. Compare Romanian plăcea, plac.

Verb

plac first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative platsi or platse, past participle plãcutã)

  1. to please
  2. (used with the dative) to like

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Catalan

Verb

plac

  1. first-person singular present indicative of plaure

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Platz (town square, place), from Latin platea (plaza, wide street), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, broad way), from Proto-Indo-European *plat- (to spread), extended form of *pelh₂- (flat).

Pronunciation

Noun

plac m inan

  1. (informal) place
  2. (obsolete) square, town square

Declension

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Further reading

  • plac in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • plac in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from German Platz, 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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plat͡s/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡s
  • Syllabification: plac

Noun

plac m inan (diminutive placyk)

  1. square (open space in a town)
  2. yard (enclosed area for a specific purpose)
  3. (regional, singular only) outside

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Descendants

  • Russian: плац (plac)
  • Ukrainian: плац (plac), пляц (pljac)

Further reading

  • plac in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • plac in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology 1

Back-formation from plăcea

Noun

plac n (uncountable)

  1. liking
Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

plac

  1. inflection of plăcea:
    1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. third-person plural present indicative

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Platz, from Latin platēa.

Noun

plȁc m (Cyrillic spelling пла̏ц)

  1. square (area)
  2. market
  3. plot, piece (of land)
  4. space, area

Declension

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References

  • plac” in Hrvatski jezični portal