plece

See also: pleće

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• plecě (rare)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pleťe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈplɛt͡sɛ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈplɛt͡sɛ/

Noun

plece n

1. upper part of the back, shoulder

   nésti na plecú ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of plece (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	plece	pleci	plecě
genitive	plecě	plecú	plecí
dative	plecu	plecoma	plecóm
accusative	plece	pleci	plecě
vocative	plece	pleci	plecě
locative	pleci, plecu	plecú	plecích
instrumental	plecem	plecoma	pleci

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: plec
• → Knaanic: פְלֵצַא
• → Yiddish: פּלייצע (pleytse)

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “plece”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplet͡ʃe]

Verb

plece

1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of pleca

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pleťe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplet͡se/, /ˈpʎet͡se/

Noun

plece n

1. shoulder

Declension

Declension of plece
(pattern srdce)

	singular	plural
nominative	plece	plecia
genitive	pleca	pliec
dative	plecu	pleciam
accusative	plece	plecia
locative	pleci	pleciach
instrumental	plecom	plecami

Derived terms

• plecný, plecový
• pliecko

Further reading

• “plece”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025