plet

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See also: pleť and płet

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin placitum. Compare Spanish pleito.

Noun

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plet m (plural plets)

  1. dispute, quarrel
  2. lawsuit
    Synonym: litigi

Further reading

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Danish

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Etymology

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Compare Icelandic blettur (stain, patch of land) and Swedish plätt (patch of land, small pancake).

Noun

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plet

  1. stain, spot
  2. a patch, a small area of land
    • 1867, Valdemar Adolph Thisted, Breve fra Helvede: Udgivne af M. Rowel, page 509:
      Aldrig har jeg seet friskere Græs, i det Hele en frodigere, yppigere Vegetation end paa denne velsignede Plet mellem høje, saa godt som øde Bjerge.
      Never have I seen fresher grass, in general lusher, more abundant vegetation than on this blessed patch between tall, practically desolate mountains.

Declension

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Latin

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Verb

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plet

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of pleō

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English plate.

Noun

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plet

  1. plate; bowl; dish; platter