platan
English
Alternative forms
- platane [16th–19th c.]
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin platanus; later reborrowed from Middle French platane.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈplat(ə)n/
Noun
platan (plural platans)
- (now rare, literary) A planetree.
- 1633, John Donne, "The Autumnall":
- Xerxes strange Lydian love, the Platane tree, / Was lov'd for age, none being so large as shee [...].
- 1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], OCLC 2024748:
- A double hill ran up his furrowy forks / Beyond the thick-leaved platans of the vale.
- 1633, John Donne, "The Autumnall":
Anagrams
- Patlan, planta
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- platanu
Etymology
From Greek πλάτανος (plátanos). Compare the doublet paltin. Cf. also Romanian platan.
Noun
platan m (plural platanj)
- plane tree
Synonyms
- paltin
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Platane from Latin platanus from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /platan/
Noun
platan m
- plane tree, any tree of genus Platanus
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | platan | platany |
genitive | platanu | platanů |
dative | platanu | platanům |
accusative | platan | platany |
vocative | platane | platany |
locative | platanu, plataně | platanech |
instrumental | platanem | platany |
References
- "platan" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
platan
- accusative singular of plata
Icelandic
Noun
platan
- definite nominative singular of plata
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos).
Noun
platan m (definite singular platanen, indefinite plural plataner, definite plural platanene)
- a plane (tree), plane tree (genus Platanus)
Derived terms
- platanlønn
References
- “platan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos).
Noun
platan m (definite singular platanen, indefinite plural platanar, definite plural platanane)
- a plane (tree), plane tree (genus Platanus)
Derived terms
- platanløn, platanlønn
References
- “platan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpla.tan/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -atan
- Syllabification: pla‧tan
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos).
Noun
platan m inan
- plane tree, any tree of genus Platanus
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | platan | platany |
genitive | platana | platanów |
dative | platanowi | platanom |
accusative | platan | platany |
instrumental | platanem | platanami |
locative | platanie | platanach |
vocative | platanie | platany |
Derived terms
- platanowy
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
platan f
- genitive plural of platana
Further reading
- platan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- platan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos), Latin platanus, partially through the French intermediate platane. See also paltin, inherited through a Vulgar Latin intermediate.
Noun
platan m (plural platani)
- plane tree
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) platan | platanul | (niște) platani | platanii |
genitive/dative | (unui) platan | platanului | (unor) platani | platanilor |
vocative | platanule | platanilor |
Related terms
- paltin