ples

See also: -ples, pleš, and plěś

Albanian

Etymology

A formation from plas.

Noun

ples f

  1. genitals of the she-mule

Czech

Noun 1

ples m

  1. ball (formal dance)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • plesový
  • ples upírů (Dance of the Vampires)

Noun 2

ples

  1. genitive plural of pleso

Interlingue

Verb

ples (invariable)

  1. (with infinitive) please

Latin

Verb

plēs

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of pleō

Pijin

Etymology

From English place, from Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæse, plætse, plæċe (place, an open space, street) and Old French place (place, an open space), both from Latin platea (plaza, wide street), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).

Noun

ples

  1. place; location
    • 1988, Geoffrey Miles White, Bikfala faet: olketa Solomon Aelanda rimembarem Wol Wo Tu, page 75:
      Bihaen hemi finisim skul blong hem, hemi go minista long sios long ples blong hem long 'Areo.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From plésati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plêːs/

Noun

plȇs m (Cyrillic spelling пле̑с)

  1. dance
  2. dance, ball (a social gathering where people dance)

Declension

References

  • ples” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpléːs/
  • Tonal orthography: plẹ̑s

Noun

plés m inan (genitive plésa, nominative plural plési)

  1. dance

Declension


Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English place, from Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæse, plætse, plæċe (place, an open space, street) and Old French place (place, an open space), both from Latin platea (plaza, wide street), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).

Noun

ples

  1. place
  2. village; town
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, 1:25:
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  3. region

Derived terms

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