πλατεία

See also: πλατεῖα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pla.těː.aː/ → /plaˈti.a/ → /plaˈti.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pla.těː.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /plaˈti.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /plaˈti.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /plaˈti.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /plaˈti.a/

Adjective

πλᾰτείᾱ • (plateíā)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine of πλᾰτύς (platús)

Greek

Etymology

From feminine adjective of Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa, “wide”) (by ellipsis of the noun ὁδός (hodós): "wide street") of πλατύς (platús, “wide”).

1. (town square) Twice-borrowed from French place from Latin platea from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa) of πλατύς (platús).
2. (theater stalls) Twice-borrowed from Italian platea from Latin platea from Ancient Greek plural neuter πλατέα (platéa) of πλατύς (platús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaˈti.a/

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• Hyphenation: πλα‧τεί‧α
• Compare to πλατιά (platiá)

Noun

πλατεία • (plateía) f (plural πλατείες)

1. town square
2. (theater) the place with seats in front and about the same level as the stage
3. (theater, by extension) people in these seats

Declension

Declension of πλατεία

	singular	plural
nominative	πλατεία (plateía)	πλατείες (plateíes)
genitive	πλατείας (plateías)	πλατειών (plateión)
accusative	πλατεία (plateía)	πλατείες (plateíes)
vocative	πλατεία (plateía)	πλατείες (plateíes)

Derived terms

• πλατεΐτσα f (plateḯtsa) (diminutive)
• πλατειούλα f (plateioúla) (diminutive)

Related terms

• πλατειάζω (plateiázo, “expatiate, descant, expound”)
• πλατειασμός m (plateiasmós, “descant”)
• πλάτεμα n (plátema, “widening”)

• and see: πλατύς (platýs, “wide”)