Platt

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See also: platt and plätt

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

German Platt, Low German Platt or Clipping of Plattdeutsch

Proper noun[edit]

Platt

  1. (rare) Plattdeutsch, Low German

Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Platt

  1. A village in Kent, England.

Etymology 3[edit]

English habitational surname from Platt Bridge, from Old French plat (footbridge).

Proper noun[edit]

Platt

  1. A surname.
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Central Franconian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to German Platt n, Dutch plat.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Platt n

  1. dialect, a local form of Central Franconian (or even any other dialect)
    • 1986, Hermann Josef Ersfeld, Vam alen Eitorfer Platt wi et der Urjroßvatter jeschwatt het. Eine Pilotstudie zu Josef Ersfelds Totalerfassung des Eitorfer Alt-Dialekts (Schriftenreihe des Heimatvereins Eitorf 1):
      Vam alen Eitorfer Platt wi et der Urjroßvatter jeschwatt het
      Of the old dialect of Eitorf as the great-grandfather spoke it

Usage notes[edit]

  • Most dialects are locally referred to as Platt, even as far south as Saarland. A remarkable exception is Colognian (Kölsch), which is only rarely called kölsch Platt. This might well be due to the historical attitude of the metropolitans, who considered themselves, and hence their speech, far superior to the outside population.

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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, simple” speech. Cognate to Dutch plat n (dialect), Central Franconian Platt (dialect), Low German Platt n (Low German)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /plat/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at

Noun[edit]

Platt n (strong, genitive Platt or Platts, no plural)

  1. Low German
  2. (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.

Usage notes[edit]

Most often, Platt is understood to be Low German, 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).

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Further reading[edit]

  • Platt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Platt” in Duden online

Limburgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately the same as platt (flat).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Platt n (uncountable) (Eupen)

  1. a dialect; regional language (mainly Limburgish or German)
    Synonym: Dialäkkt

Proper noun[edit]

Platt n (Eupen)

  1. Eupen dialect
  2. Limburgish
  3. Plattdeutsch, Low German
    Synonym: Plattöttsch

Low German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to German Platt n.

Noun[edit]

Platt n

  1. Low German
    up Platt (op Platt)in Low German
    Platt snacken (Platt schnacken; cp. platt snacken, platt schnacken), Platt spräkento speak Low German

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