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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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    Adjective

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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

    Inflection

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    Derived terms

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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

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