Platz
See also: platz
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Platz
- A surname.
- 2007, Ann Platz, Queen Esther's Reflection: A Portrait of Grace, Courage, and Excellence:
- Lilly loves everything about John Platz! He feeds her, walks her, gives her treats, and she even takes an afternoon nap with him!
German edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Platz m (strong, genitive Platzes, plural Plätze)
- (architecture) square, plaza, piazza
- Marktplatz ― Market square
- (architecture) circus
- space, room
- Hier ist kein Platz. ― There is no room here.
- Platz machen für. ― to make room for.
- place, seat, spot, position (precise location someone or something occupies)
- (chiefly colloquial) place, location, site (in general)
- Synonym: Ort
- Die Zeit wisst ihr ja, den Platz sag ich euch vorher noch.
- You already know the time, and I’ll tell you the place beforehand.
- spot, place (position in a hierarchy or sequence)
- Sie hat einen Platz in der Mannschaft. ― She's got a spot on the team.
- (sports) court, field, pitch, course
- auf dem Platz ― on the court / field / pitch
- (archaic, except in fixed phrases) village; town; municipality
- place (rank in a competition)
- Synonym: Stelle
- Er machte den ersten Platz. ― He won the first place.
- auf dem ersten/zweiten/dritten Platz ― in first/second/third place
Declension edit
Declension of Platz [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms edit
- Allgemeinplatz (“platitude, commonplace”)
- Ankerplatz
- Anlegeplatz (“berth”)
- Arbeitsplatz
- Basketballplatz
- Bauplatz (“building site”)
- Bolzplatz
- Campingplatz
- Dorfplatz (“village square”)
- Ehrenplatz (“place of honor, pride of place”)
- Fensterplatz (“window seat”)
- Flugplatz
- Fußballplatz
- Golfplatz
- Grazplatz (“grass court”)
- Halteplatz (“stopping place”)
- Handelsplatz (“trading venue”)
- Kirchplatz
- Lagerplatz
- Liegeplatz (“berth, mooring”)
- Parkplatz
- Rastplatz
- Rathausplatz
- Ruheplatz
- Schauplatz
- Schlafplatz
- Schrottplatz
- Sitzplatz
- Spielplatz
- Sportplatz
- Stadtplatz
- Standplatz
- Studienplatz (“study place, place to study”)
- Tennisplatz
- Thekenplatz
- Uferplatz
- Volleyballplatz
- Zeltplatz
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Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Czech: plac
- → Estonian: plats
- → Kashubian: plac
- → Macedonian: плац (plac)
- → Polish: plac
- → Serbo-Croatian:
Interjection edit
Platz!
- down! (command to lie down, especially for a dog)
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Platz m (plural Pletz or Pletzer)
- place
- Was en scheener Platz!
- What a beautiful place!
- space
- Do is keen Platz meh fer sich hinsetze.
- There is no more room to sit.
Further reading edit
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