plis

See also: Plis and Pliś

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *plitś(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel-(t-) 'to sliver, split off, splinter off'.[1]

Noun

plis m (indefinite plural plisa, definite singular plisi, definite plural plisat)

  1. clod (of earth), lump

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *p(i)litja, cognate to Old High German filz, Latin pellis, Greek πῖλος (pῖlos), Slavic*pьlstь[2].

Noun

plis m (indefinite plural plise, definite singular plisi, definite plural pliset)

  1. felt

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.326
  2. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.335

French

Noun

plis m

  1. plural of pli

Anagrams

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French plus (“more”)

Determiner

plis

  1. more

See also

Hdi

Etymology

Cognate to Baldemu pilish, which see for more cognates.

Noun

plis

  1. horse

References
  • Zygmunt Frajzyngier, ‎Erin Shay, A Grammar of Hdi (2002, →ISBN
  • Topics in Chadic linguistics 3, volume 3 (2007), page 71

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plis/

Etymology 1

From French plus.

Noun

plis

  1. plus
  2. addition
  3. benefit, advantage

Etymology 2

From French éplucher.

Verb

plis

  1. Medial form of plise; to peel.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English please.

Interjection

plis

  1. please
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