ples
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Albanian
Etymology
A formation from plas.
Noun
ples f
Related terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
ples m inan
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
ples
Further reading
- “ples”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ples”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ples”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Franco-Provençal
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adverb
ples (ORB, broad)
References
- plus in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- plles in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Latin
Verb
plēs
Pijin
Etymology
From English place, from Middle English place, conflation of Old English 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
Pronunciation
Noun
plȇs m (Cyrillic spelling пле̑с)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | plȇs | plȅsovi |
| genitive | plesa | plesova |
| dative | plesu | plesovima |
| accusative | ples | plesove |
| vocative | plesu | plesovi |
| locative | plesu | plesovima |
| instrumental | plesom | plesovima |
References
- “ples”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
plẹ̑s m inan
Declension
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | plés | ||
| gen. sing. | plésa | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
plés | plésa | plési |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
plésa | plésov | plésov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
plésu | plésoma | plésom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
plés | plésa | plése |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
plésu | plésih | plésih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
plésom | plésoma | plési |
Related terms
Further reading
- “ples”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “ples”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English place, from Middle English place, conflation of Old English 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