plac
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- placu
Etymology
From Latin placeō. Compare Romanian plăcea, plac.
Verb
plac (third-person singular present platsi / platse, past participle plãcutã)
- I please.
- (used with the dative) I like.
Synonyms
- arisescu / arãsescu
Related terms
- plãtseari / plãtseare
- plãcut
See also
- plãcãrescu
Catalan
Verb
plac
- first-person singular present indicative form of plaure
Czech
Etymology
From German Platz (“town square, place”), from Latin platea (“plaza, wide street”), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”), from Proto-Indo-European *plat- (“to spread”), extended form of *pelh₂- (“flat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈplat͡s]
- Rhymes: -ats
Noun
plac m inan
- (informal) place [from 15th c.]
- (obsolete) square, town square
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | plac | placy |
genitive | placu | placů |
dative | placu | placům |
accusative | plac | placy |
vocative | place | placy |
locative | place, placu | placech |
instrumental | placem | placy |
Derived terms
- plácek
Further reading
- plac in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- plac in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Platz, from Middle High German plaz, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plat͡s/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -at͡s
- Syllabification: plac
Noun
plac m inan (diminutive placyk)
- square (open space in a town)
- yard (enclosed area for a specific purpose)
- (regional, singular only) outside
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | plac | place |
genitive | placu | placów |
dative | placowi | placom |
accusative | plac | place |
instrumental | placem | placami |
locative | placu | placach |
vocative | placu | place |
Derived terms
- placowy
Descendants
- → Russian: плац (plac)
Further reading
- plac in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- plac in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology 1
Back-formation from plăcea
Noun
plac n (uncountable)
- liking
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) plac | placul |
genitive/dative | (unui) plac | placului |
vocative | placule |
Verb
plac
- inflection of plăcea:
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- third-person plural present indicative
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Platz, from Latin platēa.
Noun
plȁc m (Cyrillic spelling пла̏ц)
- square (area)
- market
- plot, piece (of land)
- space, area
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | plac | placevi / plačevi |
genitive | placa | placeva / plačeva |
dative | placu | placevima / plačevima |
accusative | plac | placeve / plačeve |
vocative | placu | placevi / plačevi |
locative | placu | placevima / plačevima |
instrumental | placem | placevima / plačevima |
Synonyms
- (regional) grunt
References
- “plac” in Hrvatski jezični portal