plaetse

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French place.

Noun

plāetse or plâetse f

  1. courtyard, place
  2. square, open area
  3. battlefield
  4. place, location

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative plaetse plaetsen
accusative plaetse plaetsen
genitive plaetse, plaetsen plaetsen
dative plaetse, plaetsen plaetsen

Descendants

  • Dutch: plaats (see there for further descendants)
  • Limburgish: plaotsj, plaatsj
  • → West Frisian: pleats

Further reading

  • “plaetse”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “plaetse”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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