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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *platśi-, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁k- (“to tear, rend”). Cognate to Lithuanian plė́šti (“to burst, crack”), Latvian plêst (“to tear”) and perhaps German platzen (“to blow, explode”).
Verb
plas (aorist plasa, participle plasur)
- to crack, burst, break through
Related terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English flash.
Noun
plas
- flash
Verb
plas
- (photography) to flash
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English flush.
Verb
plas
- to flush
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English plus, from Latin plus (“more”).
Noun
plas
- addition
- (arithmetic) a plus sign: +
Verb
plas
- to add
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
plas
- genitive plural of plasa
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɑs/
- Hyphenation: plas
- Rhymes: -ɑs
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch plas, plasch. Cognate with English plash (“puddle, splash”). Probably an imitation of slapping a surface of water.
Noun
plas m (plural plassen, diminutive plasje n)
- a body of still water, pool
De plassen in deze streek zijn het gevolg van turfwinning.- The pools in this region result from the excavation of peat.
- puddle
Om de plas bloed heen liep hij naar het raam.- He walked around the puddle of blood towards the window.
- (often diminutive) an act of urinating, or its result
Hij deed een grote plas.- He urinated extensively.
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
plas
- inflection of plassen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French place.
Pronunciation
Noun
plas
- place, space
- position, job
- plaza, square
Related terms
Middle English
Noun
plas
- Alternative form of place
Spanish
Interjection
plas
- wham!, whack!
- Synonym: plaf
- down! (command given to a dog or other kind of pet)
Derived terms
Further reading
Welsh
Etymology
From Old French place.
Pronunciation
Noun
plas m (plural plasau)
- mansion
- palace
- hall
Synonyms
See also
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
White Hmong
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Hmong *ploŋᴰ (“owl”).
Noun
plas (classifier: tus)
- owl (bird)
- Plas muaj qhov muag loj. ― The owl has big eyes.
Etymology 2
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Somewhat resembles Old Chinese 平 (OC *ben, *beŋ, “even, flat”), particular with the Baxter-Sagart reconstruction of *m-breŋ.”
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Classifier
plas
- classifier for a wide expanse or large area
- plas hav zoov laus ― a jungle
- ib plag teb ― one large field
- ib plag hluav taws ― a large expanse of fire
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 248.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.