plataan

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch platanus, platane, from Latin platanus but subsequently influenced by Middle French platane, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τᾰνος (plátanos), which see.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /plaːˈtaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: pla‧taan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun[edit]

plataan m (plural platanen, diminutive plataantje n)

  1. A plane tree, a sycamore; a tree of the genus Platanus.