platta

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German plate, from late Old High German platta, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us (flattened), from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, wide; flat). Doublet of pjatto.

Noun[edit]

platta f (plural platten)

  1. (Sette Comuni) stone slab

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References[edit]

  • “platta” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Swedish[edit]

A tray of eggs.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

platta

  1. inflection of platt:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 1[edit]

Derived from Low German platte or German platte. According to SO and SAOB attested since 1716.

Noun[edit]

platta c

  1. A wide flat object, often solid and stiff, a plate
    Synonym: skiva
  2. (music) A record.
    Synonym: skiva
  3. (music, by extension) An music album, of any medium.
    Synonym: album
  4. A pad (e.g. landing pad).
  5. A tablet, a slab.
  6. (computing) A graphics tablet.
    Synonym: ritplatta
  7. (computing) A tablet computer.
    Synonym: surfplatta
  8. The burner or ring of a stove.
    Synonym: spisplatta
  9. (colloquial) A paper tray used for transport, e.g. of cans or eggs.
    Synonym: flak
    Coordinate terms: back (crate), kartong (carton)
Declension[edit]
Declension of platta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative platta plattan plattor plattorna
Genitive plattas plattans plattors plattornas
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Etymology 2[edit]

platt (flat) +‎ -a

Verb[edit]

platta (present plattar, preterite plattade, supine plattat, imperative platta)

  1. (followed by a particle like till or ut) to make flat(ter), to flatten
  2. (figuratively, followed by till) to take down a notch, to (slightly) humiliate
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