πλατεία

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See also: πλατεῖα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πλᾰτείᾱ • (plateíā)

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine of πλᾰτύς (platús)

Greek

Etymology

From feminine adjective of Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa, “wide”) (by ellipsis of the noun ὁδός (hodós): "wide street") of πλατύς (platús, “wide”).[1]

  1. (town square) Twice-borrowed from French place from Latin platea from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa) of πλατύς (platús).
  2. (theater stalls) Twice-borrowed from Italian platea from Latin platea from Ancient Greek plural neuter πλατέα (platéa) of πλατύς (platús).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plaˈti.a/
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  • Hyphenation: πλα‧τεί‧α
  • Compare to πλατιά (platiá)

Noun

πλατεία • (plateía) f (plural πλατείες)

  1. town square
  2. (theater) the place with seats in front and about the same level as the stage
  3. (theater, by extension) people in these seats

Declension

Declension of πλατεία
singular plural
nominative πλατεία (plateía) πλατείες (plateíes)
genitive πλατείας (plateías) πλατειών (plateión)
accusative πλατεία (plateía) πλατείες (plateíes)
vocative πλατεία (plateía) πλατείες (plateíes)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ πλατεία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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