LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

platēa

platēa f (genitive platēae)
Classical[pɫaˈteː.a]Ecclesiastical[plaˈtɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. broad way, street
    Near-synonyms: angiportus, vīculus (Medieval Latin)
  2. obsoleteopen space, area, courtyard

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplatēaplatēae
genitiveplatēaeplatēārum
dativeplatēaeplatēīs
accusativeplatēamplatēās
ablativeplatēāplatēīs
vocativeplatēaplatēae

plătēa (plătĕa, Cat. 15, 7; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 71), ae, f., = πλατεῖα.
I. A broad way in a city, a street (class.): quis hic est qui in plateam ingreditur? Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 21: in hac habitasse plateă dictum est Chrysidem, Ter. And. 4, 5, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 27: purae sunt plateae, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 71.—
II. An open space in a house, an area, court-yard (post-class.), Lampr. Elag. 24.
plătĕa,
I. the spoonbill, Plin. 10, 40, 56, § 115; v. platalea.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πλᾰτεῖᾰ (plăteîă), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”).

Elsewhere
  • Italianpiazza
  • Frenchplacefrom Old French place
  • Italianplatea
  • Englishplacefrom Old English plæċe
  • Portuguesepraçafrom Old Galician-Portuguese praça
  • Portugueseplateia
  • Spanishplatea
  • Corsicanpiazza
  • Dalmatianplaza
  • Emilianpiâza
Old Occitan
  • Catalanplaça
  • Occitanplaça
Old Spanish
  • Spanishplaza

Quick answers

What does platēa mean in Latin?
platēa, a noun, means “broad way, street; open space, area, courtyard”.
What is the genitive of platēa?
The genitive singular is platēae. platēa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce platēa?
In classical Latin, [pɫaˈteː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [plaˈtɛː.a].