plak

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See also: Plak and plāk-

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *plaka-, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂-ko- < *pelh₂-. Compare Lithuanian pìlkas (“grey”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

plak m (plural pleq, definite plaku, definite plural pleqtë)[2]

  1. old man, oldster, elder
    See also: plakë f (“old woman”)
    Antonyms: ri, re
  2. family head; elderly man (head of a household)
    Synonyms: prijës, zot shtëpie
  3. (ethnography) chieftain, head(man), chairman, leader, mentor (elderly man elected to settle disputes, decides on affairs of the village/tribe)
    Synonyms: kryetar, prijës, udhëheqës
  4. king (card game)
    Synonyms: mbret, car

Declension

Declension of plak
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative plak plaku pleq pleqtë
accusative plakun
dative plaku plakut pleqve pleqve
ablative pleqsh

Verb

plak (aorist plaka, participle plakur)

  1. (active voice, transitive) I make old; I make (someone) look old
  2. (active voice, transitive, colloquial, figurative) I delay

plákem (aorist u plaka, participle plakur)

  1. (passive voice, reflexive) I age; I become/grow/get old
  2. (passive voice, reflexive, figurative) I live long; I overlive (living a long life)
    Synonyms: rroj, mbijetoj, përjetoj
  3. (passive voice, reflexive, figurative) I become wise, gain experience; I turn to a master (for something; work, activity, life, etc.)
    Synonyms: zotëroj, urdhëroj, mbizotëroj

Adverb

plak

  1. oldly, elderly, agedly, hoarily
    Synonym: pleqërisht
    (adjectives:) Synonyms: lashtë, moshuar, plakur, pleqërisht, vjetër, vjetruar

Derived terms

Further reading

  • [1] m. noun plak (engl. old man) • active verb plak (engl. I make (someone look) old) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [2] passive verb plakem (engl. I age; I get/become/ old, etc.) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

References

  1. ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 230.
  2. ^ Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, page 430 (noun plak)

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. plaque (on teeth)

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plɑk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: plak
  • Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1

Probably related to plek (“spot”).

Noun

plak f (plural plakken, diminutive plakje n)

  1. A slice, rasher (of bacon or cheese), slab (of chocolate)
    Ik heb een cake gebakken, wil je een plak?
    I've baked a cake, would you like a slice?
  2. Various disk-shaped objects resembling such a slice
    1. A medal
    2. A specific coin
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: plak
  • → Papiamentu: plaka

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French plaque.

Noun

plak f (uncountable)

  1. plaque on teeth.
    Synonym: tandplaque
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: plak

Etymology 3

From plakken.

Noun

plak f or m (plural plakken, diminutive plakje n)

  1. A ferule, flat solid wooden punitive implement, usually applied on the hand(s)
Derived terms

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plak

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of plakken
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of plakken

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Anagrams

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch plak, from Middle Dutch plagge; placke; plecke; placken, from Old Dutch *plakko, *plakka, from Proto-Germanic *plaggą. Doublet of plakat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plak/
  • Hyphenation: plak

Noun

plak (first-person possessive plakku, second-person possessive plakmu, third-person possessive plaknya)

  1. (biology, medicine, pathology) plaque:
    1. (dermatology) a broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad papule (“inflamed, irritated patch”) on the skin.
    2. (cardiology) an abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.

Further reading

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From English flag.

Noun

plak

  1. flag

Etymology 2

From English plug.

Noun

plak

  1. plug; spark plug

Turkish

Etymology

From French plaque.

Noun

plak (definite accusative plağı, plural plaklar)

  1. gramophone record, vinyl record [from 1930s]

Declension

Inflection
Nominative plak
Definite accusative plağı
Singular Plural
Nominative plak plaklar
Definite accusative plağı plakları
Dative plağa plaklara
Locative plakta plaklarda
Ablative plaktan plaklardan
Genitive plağın plakların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular plağım plaklarım
2nd singular plağın plakların
3rd singular plağı plakları
1st plural plağımız plaklarımız
2nd plural plağınız plaklarınız
3rd plural plakları plakları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular plağımı plaklarımı
2nd singular plağını plaklarını
3rd singular plağını plaklarını
1st plural plağımızı plaklarımızı
2nd plural plağınızı plaklarınızı
3rd plural plaklarını plaklarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular plağıma plaklarıma
2nd singular plağına plaklarına
3rd singular plağına plaklarına
1st plural plağımıza plaklarımıza
2nd plural plağınıza plaklarınıza
3rd plural plaklarına plaklarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular plağımda plaklarımda
2nd singular plağında plaklarında
3rd singular plağında plaklarında
1st plural plağımızda plaklarımızda
2nd plural plağınızda plaklarınızda
3rd plural plaklarında plaklarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular plağımdan plaklarımdan
2nd singular plağından plaklarından
3rd singular plağından plaklarından
1st plural plağımızdan plaklarımızdan
2nd plural plağınızdan plaklarınızdan
3rd plural plaklarından plaklarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular plağımın plaklarımın
2nd singular plağının plaklarının
3rd singular plağının plaklarının
1st plural plağımızın plaklarımızın
2nd plural plağınızın plaklarınızın
3rd plural plaklarının plaklarının

References

Volapük

Noun

plak (nominative plural plaks)

  1. experience

Declension

declension of plak
singular plural
nominative plak plaks
genitive plaka plakas
dative plake plakes
accusative plaki plakis
vocative 1 o plak! o plaks!
predicative 2 plaku plakus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

West Frisian

Etymology

Either from Old Frisian plekk or Dutch plek, plak, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *plakjō (“spot, stain”).

Pronunciation

Noun

plak n (plural plakken, diminutive plakje)

  1. place
  2. position
  3. status, standing

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “plak (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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