πλατεία

πλᾰτείᾱ • (plăteíā)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine of πλᾰτύς (plătús)

From feminine adjective of Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa, “wide”) (by ellipsis of the noun ὁδός (hodós): "wide street") of πλατύς (platús, “wide”).^[1]

1. (town square) Twice-borrowed from French place from Latin platea from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa) of πλατύς (platús).
2. (theater stalls) Twice-borrowed from Italian platea from Latin platea from Ancient Greek plural neuter πλατέα (platéa) of πλατύς (platús).

• IPA^(key): /plaˈti.a/

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• Hyphenation: πλα‧τεί‧α
• Compare to πλατιά (platiá)

πλατεία • (plateía) f (plural πλατείες)

1. town square
2. (theater) the place with seats in front and about the same level as the stage
3. (theater, by extension) people in these seats

• πλατεΐτσα f (plateḯtsa) (diminutive)
• πλατειούλα f (plateioúla) (diminutive)

• πλατειάζω (plateiázo, “expatiate, descant, expound”)
• πλατειασμός m (plateiasmós, “descant”)
• πλάτεμα n (plátema, “widening”)

• and see: πλατύς (platýs, “wide”)