LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

platessa

platessa f (genitive platessae)
Classical[pɫaˈtɛs.sa]Ecclesiastical[plaˈtɛs.sa]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfeminineflatfish, plaice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplatessaplatessae
genitiveplatessaeplatessārum
dativeplatessaeplatessīs
accusativeplatessamplatessās
ablativeplatessāplatessīs
vocativeplatessaplatessae

plătessa, ae, f.,
I. a flatfish, plaice, Aus. Ep. 4, 58.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléth₂us
  3. Proto-Hellenic*plətús
  4. Latinplatessa

Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús)bor. Latin platessa Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad”).

Descendants
  • Frenchpliefrom Old French plaiz
  • Italianplatessa
  • Spanishplatija
  • Normanpliaisfrom Old French plaiz
  • Irishplásfrom Old French plaiz
  • Middle Englishplaycefrom Old French plaiz
  • Old Dutch*pladīsfrom Old French plaiz

In English words that came into English from platessa

  • plaiceplatessa

Quick answers

What does platessa mean in Latin?
platessa, a noun, means “flatfish, plaice”.
What is the genitive of platessa?
The genitive singular is platessae. platessa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce platessa?
In classical Latin, [pɫaˈtɛs.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [plaˈtɛs.sa].
Where does platessa come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- → Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us → Proto-Hellenic *plətús → Latin platessa.