плац

See also: Appendix:Variations of "plac"

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɫat͡s]

Noun

плац • (plac) m

1. space
2. plot, parcel

Declension

Declension of плац

	singular	plural
indefinite	плац (plac)	плацови (placovi)
definite unspecified	плацот (placot)	плацовите (placovite)
definite proximal	плацов (placov)	плацовиве (placovive)
definite distal	плацон (placon)	плацовине (placovine)
vocative	плацу (placu)	плацови (placovi)
count form	—	плаца (placa)

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1705 as пляц (pljac). From German Platz via Polish plac, from French place, from Latin platea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɫat͡s]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

плац • (plac) m inan (genitive пла́ца, nominative plural пла́цы, genitive plural пла́цев)

1. parade ground

Declension

Declension of плац (inan masc-form ц-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	пла́ц plác	пла́цы plácy
genitive	пла́ца pláca	пла́цев plácev
dative	пла́цу plácu	пла́цам plácam
accusative	пла́ц plác	пла́цы plácy
instrumental	пла́цем plácem	пла́цами plácami
prepositional	пла́це pláce	пла́цах plácax
locative	плацу́ placú

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “плац”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Platz.

Noun

пла̏ц m inan (Latin spelling plȁc)

1. square (area)
2. market
3. plot, piece (of land)
4. space, area

Declension

Declension of плац

	singular	plural
nominative	плац	плацеви / плачеви
genitive	плаца	плацева / плачева
dative	плацу	плацевима / плачевима
accusative	плац	плацеве / плачеве
vocative	плацу	плацеви / плачеви
locative	плацу	плацевима / плачевима
instrumental	плацем	плацевима / плачевима

Synonyms

• (regional) грунт

References

• “плац”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• пляц (pljac) — 1928–1933 spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from German Platz via Russian плац (plac) and Polish plac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɫat͡s]
• Rhymes: -at͡s
• Hyphenation: плац

Noun

плац • (plac) m inan (genitive пла́цу, nominative plural пла́ци, genitive plural пла́ців)

1. parade ground (an area of firm ground where soldiers are inspected and perform close-order drills)
2. (dialectal) square (open space in a town)

   Synonyms: (both common, not dialectal) пло́ща f (plóšča), майда́н m (majdán)

Declension

Declension of плац
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	плац plac	пла́ци plácy
genitive	пла́цу plácu	пла́ців pláciv
dative	пла́цові, пла́цу plácovi, plácu	пла́цам plácam
accusative	плац plac	пла́ци plácy
instrumental	пла́цом plácom	пла́цами plácamy
locative	пла́цу, плацу́, пла́ці plácu, placú, pláci	пла́цах plácax
vocative	пла́це pláce	пла́ци plácy

Further reading

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “плац”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “плац”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “плац”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “плац”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
• “плац”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)