ple
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan ple, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
Domari
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl̪e/, /pl̪ɛ/
Latin
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French plait, plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɛː/, /plɛi̯/, /plɛːt/, /plɛi̯t/
- Rhymes: -ɛː, -ɛi̯
Noun
ple (plural plees)
- disputation, arguing, debate
- warfare, conflict, fighting
- (law) A legal dispute or lawsuit.
- (law) A legal plea or allegation (from either party)
- (rare) plea, beseeching, petition
Related terms
References
- “plē (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.
Etymology 2
From ple (noun).
Old Occitan
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