plai

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English pleġa.

Noun

plai

1. Alternative form of pleye

Etymology 2

From Old French plait, plaid.

Noun

plai

1. Alternative form of ple

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *plagium, ultimately from Ancient Greek πλάγιος (plágios). Compare Albanian pllajë. Compare Latin plagia, whence came Italian spiaggia / piaggia, French plage (and the borrowed Romanian doublet of plajă (“beach”)), Spanish playa, Portuguese praia.

Noun

plai n (plural plaiuri or (archaic) plaie)

1. plateau; flat raised area or expanse of terrain
2. a road or path along a mountain or beside it
3. region
4. (archaic) an administrative division of a region or county

Declension

Declension of plai

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) plai	plaiul	(niște) plaiuri	plaiurile
genitive/dative	(unui) plai	plaiului	(unor) plaiuri	plaiurilor
vocative	plaiule		plaiurilor

Western Cham

Etymology

Cognate with Eastern Cham palei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p(ə)laɪ/

Noun

plai

1. village