Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *plətús, from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- (flat).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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πλᾰτῠ́ς (platúsm (feminine πλᾰτεῖᾰ, neuter πλᾰτῠ́); first/third declension

  1. wide, broad
  2. flat, level
  3. broad-shouldered
  4. far advanced (of seasons)
  5. broad, strong
  6. diffuse
  7. widespread, frequent
  8. (feminine substantive)
    1. street (usually of a main street)
    2. flat of the hand
    3. type of dish or cup
    4. broad stripe or border
  9. salty, brackish

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πλατύς (platýs), πλάτη (pláti)
  • Classical Syriac: ܦܠܛܝܐ (plāṭīā)
  • Latin: platea (see there for further descendants)
  • Vulgar Latin: *plattus (see there for further descendants)

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πλατύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1205

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plaˈtis/
  • Hyphenation: πλα‧τύς

Adjective

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πλατύς (platýsm

  1. wide, broad

Declension

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