Neutro

plein

(Inglese)

square, plaza

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/plɛi̯n/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Old French plain, from Latin plānum (“level ground, a plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Its use for "square" is an innovation, replacing Middle Dutch plaetse in standard language (compare dialectal plaats). Compare English plain, plane, Portuguese chão, Spanish llano.

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