noun · femininefirst declension
plagia
plagia f (genitive plagiae)
Classical[ˈpɫa.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈplaː.d͡ʒi.a]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinfeminineslope, slant
- Medieval Latinfemininebeach
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | plagia | plagiae |
| genitive | plagiae | plagiārum |
| dative | plagiae | plagiīs |
| accusative | plagiam | plagiās |
| ablative | plagiā | plagiīs |
| vocative | plagia | plagiae |
Origins
Perhaps a conflation of plaga (“tract, region”) with Ancient Greek πλάγια (plágia, “sides, flanks”), from Ancient Greek πλάγιος (plágios, “slanting, aslant”), compare Greek πλαγιά (plagiá, “mountainslope, hillside”).
Old Spanish
- Spanishplaya
- Englishplayafrom Spanish playa
- Spanishplasha
- Asturianplayafrom Spanish playa
- Cebuanoaplayafrom Spanish playa
- Papiamentuplayafrom Spanish playa
- Swedishplayafrom Spanish playa
- Tagalogaplayafrom Spanish playa
- Basqueplaia
Elsewhere
- Italianpiaggia
- Portuguesepraiafrom Old Galician-Portuguese praia
- Portugueseprayafrom Old Galician-Portuguese praia
- Corsicanpiaghja
- Dalmatianplui
- Falaplayafrom Old Galician-Portuguese praia
- Galicianpraiafrom Old Galician-Portuguese praia
- Hong Kong Englishprayafrom Old Galician-Portuguese praia
- HunsrikPraiafrom Old Galician-Portuguese praia
- Nheengatuprayafrom Old Galician-Portuguese praia
Old Occitan
- Catalanplatja
- Occitanplaja
Old French
- Frenchplage
- Walloonpladje
In English words that came into English from plagia
- plageplagia