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Platt
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Platt
Platt
English
Proper noun
Platt
- (rare) Plattdeutsch, Low German
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Platt.
German
Etymology
From Middle Low German. Ultimately the same as platt (“flat”), although the motivation seems not to be quite clear; possibly the geographically low areas of Germany as in Niederdeutsch (“Low German”), or else “not elevated, ordinary” speech.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plat/
- Rhymes: -at
Noun
Platt n (genitive Platts, no plural)
- (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) a "dialect" (regional language), usually a German (or Dutch) one
- Das Platt, das hier gesprochen wird, verstehe ich schlecht.
- I have trouble understanding the dialect spoken around here.
- Das Platt, das hier gesprochen wird, verstehe ich schlecht.
Usage notes
Most often, a Platt is understood to be a Low German dialect, because the term Plattdeutsch refers to Low German. However, many West Central German dialects (e.g. in Aachen, Bonn, or Koblenz) are also referred to as Platt (but not as Plattdeutsch).
Synonyms
Derived terms
platt
platt
English
Noun
platt (plural platts)
- Obsolete spelling of plat or plot (scheme, plan, design, map).
- 1794 July 30, minutes of the Executive council of Georgia, published in Minutes of the Executive council, from January 14, 1778, to January 6, 1785 (1908), page 684:
- 3rdly That it also be recommended to all persons concerned to have their platts passed through the Surveyor Generals Office, and, in all respects, ready for the grant, in case they shall be entitled to the same, by the said 10th of September.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:platt.
- 1794 July 30, minutes of the Executive council of Georgia, published in Minutes of the Executive council, from January 14, 1778, to January 6, 1785 (1908), page 684:
Etymology 2
From Middle English platten, whence also plait; see plat.
Noun
platt (plural platts)
- Obsolete spelling of plat (material made by interweaving, especially material made by interweaving straw, used to make hats).
- straw platt
- c. 1750, a record, quoted in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (1931):
- The versatility of his craftsmanship is likewise evidenced by the inventory which included "8½ Doz. Walking Sticks & Rodds" and "3½ Doz. Straw Hatts, some platt &c." His name appears in several account books of early Philadelphians, in 1751, […]
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -at
Adjective
platt (comparative platter, superlative am plattesten)
Declension
Positive forms of platt
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist platt | sie ist platt | es ist platt | sie sind platt | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | platter | platte | plattes | platte |
| genitive | platten | platter | platten | platter | |
| dative | plattem | platter | plattem | platten | |
| accusative | platten | platte | plattes | platte | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der platte | die platte | das platte | die platten |
| genitive | des platten | der platten | des platten | der platten | |
| dative | dem platten | der platten | dem platten | den platten | |
| accusative | den platten | die platte | das platte | die platten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein platter | eine platte | ein plattes | (keine) platten |
| genitive | eines platten | einer platten | eines platten | (keiner) platten | |
| dative | einem platten | einer platten | einem platten | (keinen) platten | |
| accusative | einen platten | eine platte | ein plattes | (keine) platten | |
Comparative forms of platt
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist platter | sie ist platter | es ist platter | sie sind platter | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | platterer | plattere | platteres | plattere |
| genitive | platteren | platterer | platteren | platterer | |
| dative | platterem | platterer | platterem | platteren | |
| accusative | platteren | plattere | platteres | plattere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der plattere | die plattere | das plattere | die platteren |
| genitive | des platteren | der platteren | des platteren | der platteren | |
| dative | dem platteren | der platteren | dem platteren | den platteren | |
| accusative | den platteren | die plattere | das plattere | die platteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein platterer | eine plattere | ein platteres | (keine) platteren |
| genitive | eines platteren | einer platteren | eines platteren | (keiner) platteren | |
| dative | einem platteren | einer platteren | einem platteren | (keinen) platteren | |
| accusative | einen platteren | eine plattere | ein platteres | (keine) platteren | |
Superlative forms of platt
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am plattesten | sie ist am plattesten | es ist am plattesten | sie sind am plattesten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | plattester | platteste | plattestes | platteste |
| genitive | plattesten | plattester | plattesten | plattester | |
| dative | plattestem | plattester | plattestem | plattesten | |
| accusative | plattesten | platteste | plattestes | platteste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der platteste | die platteste | das platteste | die plattesten |
| genitive | des plattesten | der plattesten | des plattesten | der plattesten | |
| dative | dem plattesten | der plattesten | dem plattesten | den plattesten | |
| accusative | den plattesten | die platteste | das platteste | die plattesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein plattester | eine platteste | ein plattestes | (keine) plattesten |
| genitive | eines plattesten | einer plattesten | eines plattesten | (keiner) plattesten | |
| dative | einem plattesten | einer plattesten | einem plattesten | (keinen) plattesten | |
| accusative | einen plattesten | eine platteste | ein plattestes | (keine) plattesten | |
Synonyms
Related terms
- Plattfuß
- Platter
- Plattbauchspinne
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle Low German plat, a borrowing from Old French plat (whence French plat), from Vulgar Latin *plattus. Cognate with German platt, Dutch plat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plɑt/
- Rhymes: -ɑt
Adjective
platt (masculine platten, neuter platt, comparative méi platt, superlative am plattsten)
Declension
declension of platt
Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
platt (comparative plattare, superlative plattast)
- flat
- platt som en pannkaka
- flat as a pancake
- platt som en pannkaka
Declension
| Inflection of platt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | platt | plattare | plattast |
| Neuter singular | platt | plattare | plattast |
| Plural | platta | plattare | plattast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | platte | plattare | plattaste |
| All | platta | plattare | plattaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||
Related terms
See also
Adverb
platt (comparative plattare, superlative plattast)
- entirely, absolutely, at all
- det är platt intet
- that is absolutely nothing, that is nothing at all
- det är platt intet
Noun
platt c
- a flat piece of ground
Declension
| Inflection of platt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | platt | platten | plattar | plattarna |
| Genitive | platts | plattens | plattars | plattarnas |
References
- platt in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)