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plas.

a body of still water, pool

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/plɑs/

  1. a body of still water, pool

    masculine
    De plassen in deze streek zijn het gevolg van turfwinning.

  2. puddle

    masculine
    Om de plas bloed heen liep hij naar het raam.

  3. an act of urinating, or its result

    diminutive · masculine · often
    Hij deed een grote plas.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch plas, plasch. Cognate with English plash (“puddle, splash”). Probably an imitation of slapping a surface of water.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.