plašs

A parallel form of plats (“broad, wide”) (q.v.) which became an independent word.[1]

• IPA^(key): [plaʃ]

plašs (definite plašais, comparative plašāks, superlative visplašākais, adverb plaši)

1. wide, broad, spacious, large (occupying a large area)

   plašas telpas ― large rooms

   plaša dzīvoklis ― large apartment, flat

   plašs laukums, līdzenums ― wide area, vast plains

   plaši lauki ― vast fields

   aiziet plašajā pasaulē ― to go into the wide world (= to leave one's native home)

   plašs rokraksts ― wide handwriting

   uzbrukums plaša frontē ― attack on a wide front

   durvis ir plaši vaļā ― the door is wide open

2. wide, broad, extensive (having connections with many things or people; meaning a lot; having a wide range or extension)

   plašs grāmatnīcu tīkls ― wide, large bookstore network

   plašas lasītāju aprindas ― wide circle of readers

   plašas zināšanas, intereses ― wide knowledge, interests

   plašs vēsturisks apskats ― wide historical overview

   plašas iespējas, perspektīvas ― wide possibilities, perspectives

   plašas svinības ― extensive celebration

In general, plats is used to mean “wide, broad” in a more literal sense, while plašs has more metaphorical senses.

• plats