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Platz.

square, plaza, piazza

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/plat͡s/

  1. square, plaza, piazza

    masculine · strong
    Marktplatz

  2. circus

    masculine · strong

  3. space, room

    masculine · strong
    für etwas Platz machen
    Hier ist kein Platz.

  4. place, seat, spot, position (precise location someone or something occupies)

    masculine · strong
    Ich halte dir einen Platz frei.
    Für deine Blumen finden wir bestimmt einen schönen Platz.

  5. place, location, site (in general)

    colloquial · masculine · strong
    Die Zeit wisst ihr ja, den Platz sag ich euch vorher noch.

  6. spot, place (position in a hierarchy or sequence)

    masculine · strong
    Sie hat einen Platz in der Mannschaft.

  7. court, field, pitch, course

    masculine · strong
    auf dem Platz

  8. village, town, municipality

    archaic · masculine · strong
    Dies ist das beste Hotel am Platz.

  9. place (rank in a competition)

    masculine · strong
    Er machte den ersten Platz.
    auf dem ersten/zweiten/dritten Platz
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German plaz, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Cognate with English place. Displaced native Old High German zīh (“place, court/village square, market”).

intj/plat͡s/

  1. down! (command to lie down, especially for a dog)

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German plaz, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Cognate with English place. Displaced native Old High German zīh (“place, court/village square, market”).

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