ple
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan ple (also plen), from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ple (feminine plena, masculine plural plens, feminine plural plenes)
- full (containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available)
- replete, abounding
- Synonym: replè
- (of the moon) full (wholly illuminated)
- full (plump, round)
- (emphatic, before the noun) in the middle of (a time or space); at the height of; in broad
- en ple hivern ― in the middle of winter
Related terms
References
- “ple” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ple”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “ple” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ple” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cornish
Alternative forms
- ple'th (used before vowels and h)
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
Domari
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl̪e/, /pl̪ɛ/
Latin
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French plait, plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɛː/, /plæi̯/, /plɛːt/, /plæi̯t/
- Rhymes: -ɛː, -æi̯
Noun
ple (plural plees)
- disputation, arguing, debate
- warfare, conflict, fighting
- (law) A legal dispute or lawsuit.
- (law) A legal plea or allegation (from either party)
- (rare) plea, beseeching, petition
Related terms
References
- “plē, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.
Old Occitan
Descendants
- Occitan: plen (from a variant form)
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