Platz
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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
Derived terms
[edit]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]- “Platz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Platz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Platz” in Duden online
- “Platz” in OpenThesaurus.de
- Platz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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.
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