plaas

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans plaas (“farm”). Doublet of place, piazza, and plaza.

Noun

plaas (plural plaases)

1. (South Africa) A farm.
   • 1929, Norman Giles, Keerboskloof, page 110:

     "The man who burned down the plaas, deserves himself to be burned," cried Solomon with irrelevant heat.

Anagrams

• Palas, alaps, lapas, palas, palsa, salpa

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɑːs/

Etymology 1

From Dutch plaats, from Middle Dutch plāetse, from Old French place.

Noun

plaas (plural plase, diminutive plasie)

1. farm; a piece of land, usually used for farming

Derived terms

• agterplaas
• boereplaas
• plaasaanval
• plaasdier
• plaasmoord
• plaasjapie

Descendants

• → English: plaas
• → Northern Ndebele: ipulazi
• → Shona: purazi
• → Sotho: polasi
• → Xhosa: ipulazi
• → Zulu: ipulazi

Etymology 2

From Dutch plaatsen, from plaats.

Verb

plaas (present plaas, present participle plasende, past participle geplaas)

1. to place; to put something down

   Hy't die kruideniersware op die tafel geplaas.

   He put the groceries down on the table.

2. to subject someone to something (usually used with op or onder)

   Ons plaas jou onder huisarres.

   We are placing you under house arrest.

3. to deposit

   Ek gaan al my geld in die bank plaas.

   I am going to deposit all my money in the bank.

4. to recognise; to identify (usually used with a negative)

   Ek kon haar nie plaas nie.

   I couldn't recognise her.

Synonyms

• (to put down): neersit
• (to be subjected, to deposit): sit
• (to recognise): herken