plis

See also: plîs, Plis, and Pliś

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *plitś(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel-(t-) (“to sliver, split off, splinter off”).[1] Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *plitja, again cognate to Sanskrit फलति (phálati, “to burst, split”), Latin spolium (“stripped skin”).[2]

Alternative forms
  • plisë

Noun

plis m (indefinite plural plisa, definite singular plisi, definite plural plisat)

  1. clod (of earth), lump
  2. skin bag, wad
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • plisathyes
  • plisoj

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *p(i)litja, cognate to Old High German filz, Latin pellis, pilleus, Greek πῖλος (pῖlos), Proto-Slavic *pьlstь.[3]

Noun

plis m (indefinite plural plisa, definite singular plisi, definite plural plisat)

  1. wool felt
  2. felt skullcap
  3. felt pad placed under a yoke or pack saddle to protect the necks of draft animals
Derived terms

References
  1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 326
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
  3. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “plis”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 335

French

Pronunciation
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Noun

plis m

  1. plural of pli

Anagrams

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French plus (“more”).

Determiner

plis

  1. more

See also

Hdi

Etymology

Cognate to Baldemu pilish, which see for more cognates.

Noun

plis

  1. horse

References
  • Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Erin Shay, A Grammar of Hdi (2002, →ISBN
  • Topics in Chadic linguistics 3, volume 3 (2007), page 71

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plis/

Etymology 1

From French plus.

Noun

plis

  1. plus
  2. addition
  3. benefit, advantage

Etymology 2

From French éplucher.

Verb

plis

  1. Medial form of plise; to peel.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English please.

Interjection

plis

  1. please
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