plein

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Old French plain, from Latin plānum (“level ground, a plain”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Its use for "square" is an innovation, replacing Middle Dutch plaetse in standard language (compare dialectal plaats). Compare English plain, plane, Portuguese chão, Spanish llano. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /plɛi̯n/ Hyphenation: plein Rhymes: -ɛi̯n Homophone: Plein === Noun === plein n (plural pleinen, diminutive pleintje n) square, plaza ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Papiamentu: plenchi, pleintji, pleintsje (from the diminutive), plein == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare Catalan ple; Italian pieno; Portuguese cheio; Romanian plin; Sardinian prenu; Spanish lleno; English plene, full. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /plɛ̃/ Homophones: plains, plaint, plaints, pleins === Adjective === plein (feminine pleine, masculine plural pleins, feminine plural pleines) full, full up La voiture est pleine. ― The car is full. C'est plein de légendes. ― It's full of stories plenty Il y a plein de choses à faire. ― There are plenty of things to do. solid (astronomy, of a moon) full (preceded by en) mid-; middle en plein match ― (right) in the middle of a match en plein concert ― mid-concert en plein essor ― on the rise en pleine attaque ― mid-attack (biology, of an animal) pregnant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adverb === plein (of the four cardinal points) due Aller plein sud ― To go due south (colloquial) a lot, lots of, many J'en ai plein du monde ici ― I have lots of people here === Noun === plein m (plural pleins) full tank (of gas) downstroke (of a letter) ==== Derived terms ==== faire le plein === Preposition === plein (somewhat colloquial) in; all over; filling Avoir du vin plein sa cave. ― To have wine filling up one's cellar. J'ai de l’argent plein mes poches. ― I have money filling up my pockets. ==== Derived terms ==== avoir des étoiles plein les yeux === Further reading === “plein”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === pénil == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === Inherited from French plein (“full”), from Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare English plenty. === Determiner === plein many === References === Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales == Old French == === Alternative forms === plain, playn, pleen, pleyn === Etymology === From Latin plēnus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplei̯n/ === Adjective === plein m (oblique and nominative feminine singular pleine) full (at capacity with respect to space) ==== Related terms ==== plenier ==== Descendants ==== == Romansh == === Alternative forms === plain (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) plagn (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) === Etymology === From Latin plēnus. === Adjective === plein m (feminine singular pleina, masculine plural pleins, feminine plural pleinas) (Sursilvan) full