ples

Etymology

A formation from plas.

Noun

ples f

1. genitals of the she-mule

Noun 1

ples m

1. ball (formal dance)

Noun 2

ples

1. genitive plural of pleso

Verb

ples (invariable)

1. (with infinitive) please

Verb

plēs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of pleō

Etymology

From English place, from Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæse, plætse, plæċe (“place, an open space, street”) and Old French place (“place, an open space”), both from Latin platea (“plaza, wide street”), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).

Noun

ples

1. place; location
   • 1988, Geoffrey Miles White, Bikfala faet: olketa Solomon Aelanda rimembarem Wol Wo Tu‎, page 75:

     Bihaen hemi finisim skul blong hem, hemi go minista long sios long ples blong hem long 'Areo.

Etymology

From plésati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plêːs/

Noun

plȇs m (Cyrillic spelling пле̑с)

1. dance
2. dance, ball (a social gathering where people dance)

References

• “ples” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpléːs/
• Tonal orthography: plẹ̑s

Noun

plés m inan (genitive plésa, nominative plural plési)

1. dance

Etymology

From English place, from Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæse, plætse, plæċe (“place, an open space, street”) and Old French place (“place, an open space”), both from Latin platea (“plaza, wide street”), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).

Noun

ples

1. place
2. village; town
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:25 (translation here):

     God i kamapim ol kain kain animal bilong ples na ol bikpela na liklik animal bilong bus. God i lukim olgeta dispela samting i gutpela, na em i amamas.

3. region