πλατεία
See also: πλατεῖα
Ancient Greek edit
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pla.těː.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /plaˈti.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /plaˈti.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /plaˈti.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /plaˈti.a/
Adjective edit
πλᾰτείᾱ • (plateíā)
- nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine of πλᾰτύς (platús)
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From feminine adjective of Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa, “wide”) (by ellipsis of the noun ὁδός (hodós): "wide street") of πλατύς (platús, “wide”).[1]
- (town square) Twice-borrowed from French place from Latin platea from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa) of πλατύς (platús).
- (theater stalls) Twice-borrowed from Italian platea from Latin platea from Ancient Greek plural neuter πλατέα (platéa) of πλατύς (platús).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
πλατεία • (plateía) f (plural πλατείες)
- town square
- (theater) the place with seats in front and about the same level as the stage
- (theater, by extension) people in these seats
Declension edit
declension of πλατεία
Derived terms edit
- πλατεΐτσα f (plateḯtsa) (diminutive)
- πλατειούλα f (plateioúla) (diminutive)
Related terms edit
- πλατειάζω (plateiázo, “expatiate, descant, expound”)
- πλατειασμός m (plateiasmós, “descant”)
- πλάτεμα n (plátema, “widening”)
- and see: πλατύς (platýs, “wide”)
References edit
- ^ πλατεία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.