plec

See also: pleć and płeć

English

Noun

plec (plural plecs)

1. pleco (tropical fish)

Anagrams

• CLEP, Pelc, clep, CELP

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• plecu

Etymology

From Latin plicō. Compare Romanian pleca, plec.

Verb

plec first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative pleacã, past participle plicatã)

1. to leave, depart

Related terms

• plicari/plicare
• plicat
• aplec

See also

• afug, fug

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈplɛk]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈplək]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈplek]

Noun

plec m (plural plecs)

1. fold
2. pleat, crease

   Synonym: replec

3. a sheet of paper
4. a sealed document
5. (printing) quire, gathering

Further reading

• “plec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Alternative forms

• plece (rare)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech plece, from Proto-Slavic *pleťe.

Noun

plec f

1. shoulder (especially food)

   kousek vepřové plece ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Poplácal ho uznale po plecích. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Nesl brašnu přes plece. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Po plecích mu dolů černý sametový pláštěc visel. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

• It is mostly used when talking about meat, but it can be used about the human body part as well. It is rather defined as the upper part of the back, whereas rameno is a normal term for shoulder.

Declension

Declension of plec (soft zero-ending feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	plec	plece
genitive	plece	plecí
dative	pleci	plecím
accusative	plec	plece
vocative	pleci	plece
locative	pleci	plecích
instrumental	plecí	plecemi

Derived terms

• plecko

Further reading

• “plec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “plec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “plec”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Romanian

Verb

plec

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of pleca