plai

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English pleġa.

Noun

plai

  1. Alternative form of pleye

Etymology 2

From Old French plait, plaid.

Noun

plai

  1. Alternative form of ple

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *plagium, ultimately from Ancient Greek πλάγιος (plágios). Compare Albanian pllajë. Compare Latin plagia, whence came Italian spiaggia / piaggia, French plage (and the borrowed Romanian doublet of plajă (“beach”)), Spanish playa, Portuguese praia.

Noun

plai n (plural plaiuri or (archaic) plaie)

  1. plateau; flat raised area or expanse of terrain
  2. a road or path along a mountain or beside it
  3. region
  4. (archaic) an administrative division of a region or county

Declension
Declension of plai
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) plai plaiul (niște) plaiuri plaiurile
genitive/dative (unui) plai plaiului (unor) plaiuri plaiurilor
vocative plaiule plaiurilor

Western Cham

Etymology

Cognate with Eastern Cham palei.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /p(ə)laɪ/

Noun

plai

  1. village
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