plaas
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Afrikaans plaas (“farm”)
Noun
plaas (plural plaases)
- (South Africa) A farm.
- 1929, Norman Giles, Keerboskloof (page 110)
- "The man who burned down the plaas, deserves himself to be burned," cried Solomon with irrelevant heat.
- 1929, Norman Giles, Keerboskloof (page 110)
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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch plaats, from Middle Dutch plāetse, from Old French place.
Noun
plaas (plural plase, diminutive plasie)
- farm; a piece of land, usually used for farming
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Dutch plaatsen, from plaats.
Verb
plaas (present plaas, present participle plasende, past participle geplaas)
- to place; to put something down
- Hy't die kruideniersware op die tafel geplaas.
- He put the groceries down on the table.
- to subject someone to something (usually used with op or onder)
- Ons plaas jou onder huisarres.
- We are placing you under house arrest.
- to deposit
- Ek gaan al my geld in die bank plaas.
- I am going to deposit all my money in the bank.
- to recognise; to identify (usually used with a negative)
- Ek kon haar nie plaas nie.
- I couldn't recognise her.
Synonyms
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