plát

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Czech

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech pláti, from Proto-Slavic *polti, derived from Proto-Indo-European *pol (to burn, be warm).[1]

Verb

plát impf (perfective vzplát)

  1. (intransitive) to burn brightly (about a fire)
Conjugation

See also

Further reading

  • pláti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • pláti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • plát”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Platte, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, broad, flat, wide).[2] Cognate with English plate.

Noun

plát m inan

  1. a sheet, plate or slab
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

  • plát”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • plát”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • plát”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

References

  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “plát²”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
  2. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “plát¹”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda