πλάτος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂os (breadth). Cognates include Sanskrit प्रथस् (práthas), Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬀𐬵 (fraθah), Old Armenian լայն (layn), Welsh lled. See also πλατύς (platús, wide).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλᾰ́τος (plátosn (genitive πλᾰ́τους or πλᾰ́τεος); third declension

  1. breadth, width
  2. (astronomy) celestial latitude, declination

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλάτος (plátos).

Noun

πλάτος (plátosn (plural πλάτη)

  1. (mathematics) width, breadth

Declension

singular plural
nominative πλάτος (plátos) πλάτη (pláti)
genitive πλάτους (plátous) πλατών (platón)
accusative πλάτος (plátos) πλάτη (pláti)
vocative πλάτος (plátos) πλάτη (pláti)

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