Dutch

Noun

plein n ‎(plural pleinen, diminutive pleintje n)

1. square, plaza

   Het plein van ons dorp werd onlangs heraangelegd met nieuwe bloemenperken.

   The square in our village was recently redone with new flowerbeds.

Derived terms

• binnenplein
• pleinvrees
• schoolplein

French

Etymology

From Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós ‎(“full”). Compare Catalan ple, Esperanto plena, Ido plena, Italian pieno, Portuguese cheio, Romanian plin, Sardinian prenu, Spanish lleno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɛ̃/

Adjective

plein m ‎(feminine singular pleine, masculine plural pleins, feminine plural pleines)

1. full, full up

   La voiture est pleine.‎ ― The car is full.

   C'est plein de légendes.‎ ― It's full of stories

2. plenty

   Il y a plein de choses à faire.‎ ― There are plenty of things to do.

3. solid
4. (of a moon) full
5. (preceded by en) mid-; middle

   en plein match‎ ― (right) in the middle of a match

   en plein concert‎ ― mid-concert

   en plein essor‎ ― on the rise

   en pleine attaque‎ ― mid-attack

6. (of an animal) pregnant

Derived terms

Preposition

plein

1. (somewhat colloquial) in; all over

   Elle m'a sucé et j'ai joui. Elle avait du sperme plein la bouche.‎

   She sucked me off and I came. She had sperm all over her mouth.

Anagrams

• pénil

Old French

Alternative forms

• plain
• playn
• pleen
• pleyn

Etymology

Latin plēnus

Adjective

plein m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular pleine)

1. full (at capacity with respect to space)

Descendants

• Middle English: pleyn (borrowed)
• French: plein

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) plain
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) plagn

Etymology

From Latin plēnus.

Adjective

plein m (feminine singular pleina, masculine plural pleins, feminine plural pleinas)

1. (Sursilvan) full