plas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "plas"

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *platśi-, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁k- (“to tear, rend”). Cognate to Lithuanian plė́šti (“to burst, crack”), Latvian plêst (“to tear”) and perhaps German platzen (“to blow, explode”).

Verb

plas (aorist plasa, participle plasur)

1. to crack, burst, break through

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of plas (active voice)

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		participle		plasur
		gerund		duke plasur
		infinitive		për të plasur
singular			plural
1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.	1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.
indicative	present	plas	plas	plas	plasim	plasni	plasin
	imperfect	plasja	plasje	plaste	plasnim	plasnit	plasnin
	aorist	plasa	plase	plasi	plasëm	plasët	plasën
perfect	kam plasur	ke plasur	ka plasur	kemi plasur	keni plasur	kanë plasur
past perfect	kisha plasur	kishe plasur	kishte plasur	kishim plasur	kishit plasur	kishin plasur
aorist II	pata plasur	pate plasur	pati plasur	patëm plasur	patët plasur	patën plasur
future1	do të plas	do të plasësh	do të plasë	do të plasim	do të plasni	do të plasin
future perfect2	do të kem plasur	do të kesh plasur	do të ketë plasur	do të kemi plasur	do të keni plasur	do të kenë plasur
subjunctive	present	të plas	të plasësh	të plasë	të plasim	të plasni	të plasin
imperfect	të plasja	të plasje	të plaste	të plasnim	të plasnit	të plasnin
perfect	të kem plasur	të kesh plasur	të ketë plasur	të kemi plasur	të keni plasur	të kenë plasur
past perfect	të kisha plasur	të kishe plasur	të kishte plasur	të kishim plasur	të kishit plasur	të kishin plasur
conditional1, 2	imperfect	do të plasja	do të plasje	do të plaste	do të plasnim	do të plasnit	do të plasnin
	past perfect	do të kisha plasur	do të kishe plasur	do të kishte plasur	do të kishim plasur	do të kishit plasur	do të kishin plasur
optative	present	plassha	plassh	plastë	plasshim	plasshi	plasshin
perfect	paça plasur	paç plasur	pastë plasur	paçim plasur	paçit plasur	paçin plasur
admirative	present	plaskam	plaske	plaska	plaskemi	plaskeni	plaskan
	imperfect	plaskësha	plaskëshe	plaskësh	plaskëshim	plaskëshit	plaskëshin
perfect	paskam plasur	paske plasur	paska plasur	paskemi plasur	paskeni plasur	paskan plasur
past perfect	paskësha plasur	paskëshe plasur	paskësh plasur	paskëshim plasur	paskëshit plasur	paskëshin plasur
imperative	present	—	plas	—	—	plasni	—
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Related terms

• pëlcas
• plasë
• ples

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /pl̪as̪/
• Rhymes: -as̪

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English flash.

Noun

plas

1. flash

Verb

plas

1. (photography) to flash

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English flush.

Verb

plas

1. to flush

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English plus, from Latin plus (“more”).

Noun

plas

1. addition
2. (arithmetic) a plus sign: +

Verb

plas

1. to add

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplas]

Noun

plas

1. genitive plural of plasa

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɑs/

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• Hyphenation: plas
• Rhymes: -ɑs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch plas, plasch. Cognate with English plash (“puddle, splash”). Probably an imitation of slapping a surface of water.

Noun

plas m (plural plassen, diminutive plasje n)

1. a body of still water, pool

   De plassen in deze streek zijn het gevolg van turfwinning.

   The pools in this region result from the excavation of peat.

2. puddle

   Om de plas bloed heen liep hij naar het raam.

   He walked around the puddle of blood towards the window.

3. (often diminutive) an act of urinating, or its result

   Hij deed een grote plas.

   He urinated extensively.

Derived terms

• plas-dras

Descendants

• Afrikaans: plas
• → Papiamentu: plas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plas

1. inflection of plassen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• slap

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French place.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plas/

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Noun

plas

1. place, space
2. position, job
3. plaza, square

Related terms

• plase (“to place”)

Middle English

Noun

plas

1. alternative form of place

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /plas/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /plas/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /plaʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /plɐʃ/

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• Hyphenation: plas

Contraction

plas f pl

1. (now Portugal) syncopic form of pelas: feminine plural of plo

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplas/ [ˈplas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: plas

Interjection

plas

1. wham!, whack!

   Synonym: plaf

2. down! (command given to a dog or other kind of pet)

Derived terms

• plis plas

Further reading

• “plas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Welsh

Etymology

From Old French place.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaːs/
• Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

plas m (plural plasau)

1. mansion
2. palace
3. hall

Synonyms

• plasty

See also

• palas

Mutation

Mutated forms of plas

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
plas	blas	mhlas	phlas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies