Synonyms: ambt, baan, betrekking, werkkring
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /plats/ |
| Hyphenation | plaats |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | plaatsen |
| Afrikaans | amp; pos; betrekking |
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| Catalan | càrrec; ocupació; ofici |
| Danish | embede |
| English | office; post; position |
| Esperanto | ofico |
| Faeroese | starv |
| Finnish | virka |
| French | emploi; fonction; office; service |
| German | Amt; Anstellung; Dienst |
| Italian | funzione; impiego |
| Latin | officium |
| Papiamento | puesto |
| Portuguese | cargo; emprego; lugar; ofício |
| Saterland Frisian | Amt; Anstaalenge; Tjoonst |
| Spanish | cargo; empleo; función; oficio |
| Swedish | ämbete |
| West Frisian | amt |