plak

See also: Plak, plâk, and plāk-

Albanian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pelH-ko-s, a formation *pelH- (“gray”) +‎ *-kos. Closely akin to Lithuanian pìlkas (“grey”), which reflects *pl̥H-ko-s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplak/
• (Gheg) IPA^(key): [ˈpʎak]
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

plak m (plural pleq)

1. old man, elder

   Coordinate term: plakë f

2. (colloquial) paterfamilias, head of household, father

   Synonym: zot shtëpie

3. (colloquial or historical) village elder or chief, who settled disputes and dealt with the community's affairs

   Synonyms: prijës, udhëheqës

4. (colloquial) scarecrow

   Synonym: dordolec

5. mandrake (Mandragora)

   Synonym: madërgonë

6. (literary) king, chieftain

   Synonyms: mbret, prift

7. (card games) king

   Synonym: mbret

Alternative forms

• pjak — dialectal

Derived terms

• derroplak
• kryeplak
• mplak
• plakaman
• plakarec
• plakaruq
• plakarush
• plakë
• plakneshë
• plakojë
• plakosh
• plakruq
• plakush
• pleqëri
• pleqësi
• pleqnar

 

Adjective

plak (feminine plakë, plural pleq)

1. old, elderly

   Synonyms: i vjetër, i moshuar, i lashtë

2. (colloquial) aged, old (of plants)

   Synonyms: i moçëm, i vjetër

3. (colloquial) withered, shriveled, gone bad (of vegetables)

   Synonym: i fishkur

   Synonym: i njomë

4. (figurative) wise, sage, experienced

   Synonym: i vjetër

Verb

plak (aorist plaka, participle plakur) (transitive)

1. to make old, make age

   Synonyms: vjetroj, mplak

2. (colloquial) to spend, pass (time)

   Synonyms: kaloj, ngrys

3. (colloquial) to be late, make wait

   Synonym: vonoj

4. (mediopassive) See plakem.

Derived terms

• i plakur
• plakje

 

Further reading

• “plak”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1496ab
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “6. pel-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 804f.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplak]
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

plak m inan

1. plaque (on teeth)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “plak”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• plak in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɑk/

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• Hyphenation: plak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1

Probably related to plek (“spot”).

Noun

plak f (plural plakken, diminutive plakje n)

1. a slice, rasher (of bacon or cheese), slab (of chocolate)

   Ik heb een cake gebakken, wil je een plak?

   I've baked a cake, would you like a slice?

2. various disk-shaped objects resembling such a slice
   1. a medal
   2. a specific coin

Synonyms

• (slice): schijf, tranche

Descendants

• → Indonesian: plak
• → Papiamentu: plaka

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French plaque.

Noun

plak f (uncountable)

1. plaque on teeth

   Synonym: tandplaque

Derived terms

• tandplak

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: plak

Etymology 3

From plakken.

Noun

plak f or m (plural plakken, diminutive plakje n)

1. a ferule, flat solid wooden punitive implement, usually applied on the hand(s)

Derived terms

• de plak zwaaien
• onder de plak liggen

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plak

1. inflection of plakken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Anagrams

• klap

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch plak, from Middle Dutch plagge; placke; plecke; placken, from Old Dutch *plakko, *plakka, from Proto-Germanic *plaggą. Doublet of plakat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plak/
• Hyphenation: plak

Noun

plak (plural plak-plak)

1. (biology, medicine, pathology) plaque:
   1. (dermatology) a broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad papule (“inflamed, irritated patch”) on the skin.
   2. (cardiology) an abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.

Further reading

• “plak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From English flag.

Noun

plak

1. flag

Etymology 2

From English plug.

Noun

plak

1. plug; spark plug

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پلاق (plak), from French plaque. Doublet of plaka.

Noun

plak (definite accusative plağı, plural plaklar)

1. gramophone record, vinyl record [from 1900s]

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	plak
Definite accusative	plağı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	plak	plaklar
Definite accusative	plağı	plakları
Dative	plağa	plaklara
Locative	plakta	plaklarda
Ablative	plaktan	plaklardan
Genitive	plağın	plakların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular plağım plaklarım 2nd singular plağın plakların 3rd singular plağı plakları 1st plural plağımız plaklarımız 2nd plural plağınız plaklarınız 3rd plural plakları plakları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular plağımı plaklarımı 2nd singular plağını plaklarını 3rd singular plağını plaklarını 1st plural plağımızı plaklarımızı 2nd plural plağınızı plaklarınızı 3rd plural plaklarını plaklarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular plağıma plaklarıma 2nd singular plağına plaklarına 3rd singular plağına plaklarına 1st plural plağımıza plaklarımıza 2nd plural plağınıza plaklarınıza 3rd plural plaklarına plaklarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular plağımda plaklarımda 2nd singular plağında plaklarında 3rd singular plağında plaklarında 1st plural plağımızda plaklarımızda 2nd plural plağınızda plaklarınızda 3rd plural plaklarında plaklarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular plağımdan plaklarımdan 2nd singular plağından plaklarından 3rd singular plağından plaklarından 1st plural plağımızdan plaklarımızdan 2nd plural plağınızdan plaklarınızdan 3rd plural plaklarından plaklarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular plağımın plaklarımın 2nd singular plağının plaklarının 3rd singular plağının plaklarının 1st plural plağımızın plaklarımızın 2nd plural plağınızın plaklarınızın 3rd plural plaklarının plaklarının

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “plak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Volapük

Noun

plak (nominative plural plaks)

1. experience

Declension

declension of plak

	singular	plural
nominative	plak	plaks
genitive	plaka	plakas
dative	plake	plakes
accusative	plaki	plakis
vocative 1	o plak!	o plaks!
predicative 2	plaku	plakus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

West Frisian

Etymology

Either from Old Frisian plekk or Dutch plek, plak, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *plakjō (“spot, stain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plak/

Noun

plak n (plural plakken, diminutive plakje)

1. place
2. position
3. status, standing

Derived terms

• begraafplak
• berteplak
• haadplak

Further reading

• “plak (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011