Platz

See also: platz

English

Etymology

From German Platz.

Proper noun

Platz

  1. A surname.
    • 2007, Ann Platz, Queen Esther's Reflection: A Portrait of Grace, Courage, and Excellence:
      Lilly loves everything about John Platz! He feeds her, walks her, gives her treats, and she even takes an afternoon nap with him!

German

Etymology

From Middle High German plaz, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”). Cognate with English place.

Displaced native Old High German zīh (“place, court/village square, market”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plat͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ats
  • Homophones: Platts, platz
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Noun

Platz m (strong, genitive Platzes, plural Plätze)

  1. (architecture) square, plaza, piazza
    Marktplatz ― Market square
  2. (architecture) circus
  3. space, room
    Hier ist kein Platz. ― There is no room here.
    Platz machen für. ― to make room for.
  4. place, seat, spot, position (precise location someone or something occupies)
    Synonyms: Sitz, Stelle, Position
    Ich halte dir einen Platz frei. ― I'll hold a place for you.
    Für deine Blumen finden wir bestimmt einen schönen Platz. ― I'm sure we'll find a nice place for your flowers.
  5. (chiefly colloquial) place, location, site (in general)
    Synonym: Ort
    Die Zeit wisst ihr ja, den Platz sag ich euch vorher noch.
    You already know the time, and I’ll tell you the place beforehand.
  6. spot, place (position in a hierarchy or sequence)
    Sie hat einen Platz in der Mannschaft. ― She's got a spot on the team.
  7. (sports) court, field, pitch, course
    auf dem Platz ― on the court / field / pitch
  8. (archaic, except in fixed phrases) village; town; municipality
    Synonyms: Ort, Ortschaft
    Dies ist das beste Hotel am Platz. ― This is the best hotel in town.
  9. place (rank in a competition)
    Synonym: Stelle
    Er machte den ersten Platz. ― He won the first place.
    auf dem ersten/zweiten/dritten Platz ― in first/second/third place

Declension
Declension of Platz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Platz die Plätze
genitive eines des Platzes der Plätze
dative einem dem Platz, Platze1 den Plätzen
accusative einen den Platz die Plätze

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Czech: plac
  • → Estonian: plats
  • → Kashubian: plac
  • → Macedonian: плац (plac)
  • → Polish: plac
  • → Serbo-Croatian:

Interjection

Platz!

  1. down! (command to lie down, especially for a dog)

Further reading
  • “Platz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Platz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Platz” in Duden online
  • “Platz” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Platz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plat͡s/

Noun

Platz m (plural Pletz or Pletzer)

  1. place
    Was en scheener Platz!
    What a beautiful place!
  2. space
    Do is keen Platz meh fer sich hinsetze.
    There is no more room to sit.

Further reading
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