plaats
See also: plåts
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch plāetse, from Old French place.
NounEdit
plaats f (plural plaatsen, diminutive plaatsje n)
- place, position
- Synonym: plek
- A settlement; a town, city, village, hamlet or the like.
- A place, a location in a text.
- Space, especially free space (e.g. volume, area or storage space on a medium).
- Deze extensie neemt veel plaats in beslag.
- This extension takes up a lot of space.
- (dialectal) A square, a plaza (paved open space of any size in a town or near a building).
- Synonym: plein
- (dialectal) A farm.
- Synonyms: boerderij, boerenplaats
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: plaas
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
plaats