Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Hellenic *plətús, from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- (flat).[1]

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    πλᾰτῠ́ς (platúsm (feminine πλᾰτεῖᾰ, neuter πλᾰτῠ́); first/third declension

    1. wide, broad
    2. flat, level
    3. broad-shouldered
    4. far advanced (of seasons)
    5. broad, strong
    6. diffuse
    7. widespread, frequent
    8. (feminine substantive)
      1. street (usually of a main street)
      2. flat of the hand
      3. type of dish or cup
      4. broad stripe or border
    9. salty, brackish

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: πλατύς (platýs), πλάτη (pláti)
    • Classical Syriac: ܦܠܛܝܐ (plāṭīā)
    • Latin: platea (see there for further descendants)
    • Vulgar Latin: *plattus (see there for further descendants)

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πλατύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1205

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús).

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    • IPA(key): /plaˈtis/
    • Hyphenation: πλα‧τύς

    Adjective

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    πλατύς (platýsm

    1. wide, broad

    Declension

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    Declension of πλατύς
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative πλατύς (platýs) πλατιά (platiá) πλατύ (platý) πλατιοί (platioí) πλατιές (platiés) πλατιά (platiá)
    genitive πλατιού (platioú)
    πλατύ (platý)
    πλατιάς (platiás) πλατιού (platioú)
    πλατύ (platý)
    πλατιών (platión) πλατιών (platión) πλατιών (platión)
    accusative πλατύ (platý) πλατιά (platiá) πλατύ (platý) πλατιούς (platioús) πλατιές (platiés) πλατιά (platiá)
    vocative πλατύ (platý) πλατιά (platiá) πλατύ (platý) πλατιοί (platioí) πλατιές (platiés) πλατιά (platiá)

    Derivations:
    Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο πλατύς, etc.)
    Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο πλατύς, etc.)

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