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Albanian
Etymology
A formation from plas.
Noun
ples f
- genitals of the she-mule
Related terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from plesat.
Noun
ples m inan
- ball (formal dance)
- Synonym: bál
Declension
Declension of ples (hard masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ples
- genitive plural of pleso
Further reading
- ples in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- ples in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Latin
Verb
plēs
- second-person singular present active indicative of pleō
Pijin
Etymology
From English place, from Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæse, plætse, plæċe (“place, an open space, street”) and Old French place (“place, an open space”), both from Latin platea (“plaza, wide street”), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).
Noun
ples
- place; location
1988, Geoffrey Miles White, Bikfala faet: olketa Solomon Aelanda rimembarem Wol Wo Tu, page 75:Bihaen hemi finisim skul blong hem, hemi go minista long sios long ples blong hem long 'Areo.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Deverbal from plésati.
Pronunciation
Noun
plȇs m (Cyrillic spelling пле̑с)
- dance
- dance, ball (a social gathering where people dance)
Declension
References
- “ples” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology
Deverbal from plesati.
Pronunciation
Noun
plẹ̑s m inan
- dance
Inflection
Related terms
Further reading
- “ples”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English place, from Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæse, plætse, plæċe (“place, an open space, street”) and Old French place (“place, an open space”), both from Latin platea (“plaza, wide street”), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).
Noun
ples
- place
- village; town
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:25:
- region
Derived terms