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plen

/[ˈplɛn]/
Czechnoun

Grammatical form

plen is the genitive plural form of plena — “diaper (US), nappy (UK)”.

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    plundering, looting (act of stealing or confiscating assets by an army from unarmed enemy citizens in time of war)
  2. 2.
    loot, plunder, booty (assets taken by an army from unarmed enemy citizens in time of war)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
Synonyms
  • drancování

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech plen, from Proto-Slavic *pelnъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to earn, to sell”).

Nominative
Singular
plen
Plural
pleny
Genitive
Singular
plenu
Plural
plenů
Dative
Singular
plenu
Plural
plenům
Accusative
Singular
plen
Plural
pleny
Vocative
Singular
plene
Plural
pleny
Locative
Singular
plenu
Plural
plenech
Instrumental
Singular
plenem
Plural
pleny

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