plesen

See also: pleseň and plěseń

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French plere, from its conjugated forms plese, pleses, from Latin placeō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛːzən/

Verb

plesen

  1. to please

Conjugation

Conjugation of plesen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) plesen, plese
present tense past tense
1st-person singular plese plesed
2nd-person singular plesest plesedest
3rd-person singular pleseth plesed
subjunctive singular plese
imperative singular
plural1 plesen, plese pleseden, plesede
imperative plural pleseth, plese
participles plesynge, plesende plesed, yplesed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: please
  • Yola: plaase

References

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plěsnь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pléːsən/

Noun

plẹ̑sən f

  1. mold

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, i-stem
nom. sing. plésen
gen. sing. plésni
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
plésen plésni plésni
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
plésni plésni plésni
dative
(dajȃlnik)
plésni plésnima plésnim
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
plésen plésni plésni
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
plésni plésnih plésnih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
plésnijo plésnima plésnimi

Further reading

  • plesen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • plesen”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references