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ples

ples

See also: -ples and plěś

Albanian

Noun

ples f

  1. genitals of the she-mule
Related terms

Czech

Noun

ples m

  1. ball (formal dance)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • plesový m

Latin

Verb

plēs

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of pleō

Pijin

Etymology

English place

Noun

ples

  1. place; location
    • 1988, Geoffrey Miles White, Bikfala faet: olketa Solomon Aelanda rimembarem Wol Wo Tu, page 75:
      Bihaen hemi finisim skul blong hem, hemi go minista long sios long ples blong hem long 'Areo.
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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From plésati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plêːs/

Noun

plȇs m (Cyrillic spelling пле̑с)

  1. dance

Declension

References

  • ples” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpléːs/
  • Tonal orthography: plẹ̑s

Noun

plés m inan (genitive plésa, nominative plural plési)

  1. dance

Declension


Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English place.

Noun

ples

  1. place
  2. village; town
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:25 (translation here):
      God i kamapim ol kain kain animal bilong ples na ol bikpela na liklik animal bilong bus. God i lukim olgeta dispela samting i gutpela, na em i amamas.

Derived terms

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