ples

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ples"

Albanian

Etymology

A formation from plas.

Noun

ples f

1. (Gheg, rare) genitals of the she-mule

Related terms

• plas
• plasë
• pëlcas

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplɛs]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *plęsati

Czech plesatdeverb.

Czech ples

Deverbal from plesat, from Proto-Slavic *plęsati (“to dance”).

Noun

ples m inan

1. ball (formal dance)

   Synonym: bál

Declension

Declension of ples (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	ples	plesy
genitive	plesu	plesů
dative	plesu	plesům
accusative	ples	plesy
vocative	plese	plesy
locative	plese, plesu	plesech, plesích
instrumental	plesem	plesy

Derived terms

• ples upírů
• plesový

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ples

1. genitive plural of pleso

Further reading

• “ples”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ples”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “ples”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

• plles (ORB, narrow)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin plūs.

Adverb

ples (ORB, broad)

1. more

   Synonym: més

   Antonym: muens

References

• plus in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• plles in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Latin

Verb

plēs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of pleō

Pijin

Etymology

From English place.

Noun

ples

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

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

     After finishing his schooling, he went to minister in his home church in 'Areo.

References

• Jourdan, Christine with Maebiru, Ellen (2002), “ples”, in Pijin: A trilingual cultural dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; 526), Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 174

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Deverbal from plésati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plêːs/

Noun

plȇs m inan (Cyrillic spelling пле̑с)

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

   Synonym: igranka

Declension

Declension of ples

	singular	plural
nominative	plȇs	plȅsovi
genitive	plesa	plesova
dative	plesu	plesovima
accusative	ples	plesove
vocative	plesu	plesovi
locative	plesu	plesovima
instrumental	plesom	plesovima

Further reading

• “ples”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Deverbal from plesati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pléːs/

Noun

plẹ̑s m inan

1. dance

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	plés
gen. sing.	plésa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	plés	plésa	plési
genitive (rodȋlnik)	plésa	plésov	plésov
dative (dajȃlnik)	plésu	plésoma	plésom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	plés	plésa	plése
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	plésu	plésih	plésih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	plésom	plésoma	plési

Related terms

• plesati

Further reading

• “ples”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “ples”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English place.

Noun

ples

1. place
2. village; town
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:25:

     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.

     →New International Version translation

3. region

Derived terms

• ples balus (“airport”)
• ples bilong kamapim pikinini (“uterus”)
• tokples (“language”)