Wiktionary

plaza

See also: Plaza, plaża, plażą, plaža, and płaza

EnglishEdit

 
The Plaza de España.

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish plaza (“town-square or central place of gathering”), from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of piatza, piazza, and place.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɑːzə/, /ˈplæzə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːzə, -æzə

NounEdit

plaza (plural plazas)

  1. A town's public square.
  2. An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
  3. (Canada, US) A strip mall.
  4. A shopping mall.

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DescendantsEdit

  • → Thai: พลาซ่า (plaa-sâa)

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BasqueEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, literally “broad way”).

NounEdit

plaza inan

  1. plaza, town square, public place
  2. market place

DeclensionEdit

Declension of plaza (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive plaza plaza plazak
ergative plazak plazak plazek
dative plazari plazari plazei
genitive plazaren plazaren plazen
comitative plazarekin plazarekin plazekin
causative plazarengatik plazarengatik plazengatik
benefactive plazarentzat plazarentzat plazentzat
instrumental plazaz plazaz plazez
inessive plazatan plazan plazetan
locative plazatako plazako plazetako
allative plazatara plazara plazetara
terminative plazataraino plazaraino plazetaraino
directive plazatarantz plazarantz plazetarantz
destinative plazatarako plazarako plazetarako
ablative plazatatik plazatik plazetatik
partitive plazarik — —
prolative plazatzat — —

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

plaza m anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of plaz

DalmatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

plaza f

  1. street

IndonesianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English plaza, from Spanish plaza, from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈplaza]
  • Hyphenation: pla‧za

NounEdit

plaza (plural plaza-plaza, first-person possessive plazaku, second-person possessive plazamu, third-person possessive plazanya)

  1. plaza: a town's public square.
    Synonym: alun-alun
  2. strip mall
    Synonyms: mal, pusat perbelanjaan
  3. parking lot.

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RomanschEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • plazza (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)

EtymologyEdit

From Latin platēa.

NounEdit

plaza f (plural plazas) (Sutsilvan)

  1. place, position
  2. job, employment

SpanishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Semi-learned term taken from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), clipping of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Doublet of platea. Compare Portuguese praça.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈplaθa/ [ˈpla.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈplasa/ [ˈpla.sa]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -asa
  • Hyphenation: pla‧za

NounEdit

plaza f (plural plazas)

  1. plaza, town square
  2. fortified town
  3. (employment) position
  4. (entertainment) bullring
  5. (commerce) mall, shopping center

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