plaats

See also: plåts

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plaːts/
  • Rhymes: -aːts
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch plāetse, from Old French place.

Noun

plaats f (plural plaatsen, diminutive plaatsje n)

  1. place, position
  2. town, city
  3. place, location in a text
  4. space, especially free space
    Deze extensie neemt veel plaats in beslag.
    This extension takes up a lot of space.
  5. (dialectal) square, plaza (paved open space of any size in a town or near a building)
  6. (dialectal) farm
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

plaats

  1. first-person singular present indicative of plaatsen
  2. imperative of plaatsen

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