plass

See also: pláss and plašs

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse plaz

Noun

plass m (definite singular plassen, indefinite plural plasser, definite plural plassene)

  1. room, space (space def. syn.)
  2. a place

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, 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). Akin to English place

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plɑsː/

Noun

plass m (definite singular plassen, indefinite plural plassar, definite plural plassane)

  1. room, space
  2. a place

Derived terms

References

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