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plac

/[ˈplat͡s]/
Czechnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    informalplace
  2. 2.
    obsoletesquare, town square

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • placní
  • plácek

Etymology

Borrowed 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”).

Forms

  • plácekdiminutive
Nominative
Singular
plac
Plural
placy
Genitive
Singular
placu
Plural
placů
Dative
Singular
placu
Plural
placům
Accusative
Singular
plac
Plural
placy
Vocative
Singular
place
Plural
placy
Locative
Singular
place, placu
Plural
placech
Instrumental
Singular
placem
Plural
placy

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