Plautdietsch

See also: plautdietsch

English

Alternative forms

• Plautdiitsch (uncommon)
• Plauttdietsch (uncommon)

Etymology

Borrowed from Plautdietsch Plautdietsch. Cognate with Dutch Low Saxon Platduuts and German Low German Plattdütsch, Plattdüütsch, Plattdietsch, as well as with High German Plattdeutsch (whence English Plattdeutsch), and dialectal German Plattdeitsch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaʊt.ditʃ/

Proper noun

Plautdietsch

1. Synonym of Mennonite Low German.

Synonyms

• (variety): Mennonite Low German

Translations

variety — see also Mennonite Low German

• Dutch: Plautdietsch (nl)
• Finnish: plautdietsch (fi)
• French: plautdietsch (fr) m
• German: Plautdietsch (de) n
• Plautdietsch: mennonitisch Plautdietsch, Plautdietsch (nds), Plauttdietsch (nds)

Further reading

• Plautdietsch Dictionary of over 18,000 words

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Plautdietsch Plautdietsch (literally “flat German”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Plautdietsch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Plautdietsch or Plautdietschs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Plautdietsche, alternative genitive Plautdietschen, no plural)

1. Plautdietsch, Mennonite Low German

   Synonym: Mennonitenniederdeutsch / Mennoniten-Niederdeutsch (rare)

Plautdietsch

Alternative forms

• Plauttdietsch (uncommon)

Etymology

From plaut +‎ dietsch. Cognate with German Low German Plattdütsch, Plattdüütsch, Plattdietsch, German Plattdeutsch, and dialectal German Plattdeitsch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɔut.ditʃ/, /plɔt.ditʃ/

Proper noun

Plautdietsch

1. (in general) Low Saxon, Low German
2. (often specifically) Plautdietsch, Mennonite Low German

   Synonym: mennonitisch Plautdietsch

See also

• plautdietsch