Platt
English
Etymology 1
German Platt, Low German Platt or Clipping of Plattdeutsch
Proper noun
Platt
- (rare) Plattdeutsch, Low German
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Platt.
Proper noun
Platt
- A village in Kent, England.
Etymology 3
English habitational surname from Platt Bridge, from Old French plat (“footbridge”).
Proper noun
Platt
- A surname.
Derived terms
- Plattsburgh
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Platt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- ALTTP
Central Franconian
Etymology
Cognate to German Platt n, Dutch plat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plat/
Noun
Platt n
- 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
- Vam alen Eitorfer Platt wi et der Urjroßvatter jeschwatt het
- 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):
Usage notes
- 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
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /plat/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -at
Noun
Platt n (strong, genitive Platt or Platts, no plural)
- Low German
- (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
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).
Declension
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Platt |
genitive | eines | des | Platt, Platts |
dative | einem | dem | Platt |
accusative | ein | das | Platt |
Synonyms
- (Low German language): Plattdeutsch
- (dialect): Dialekt, Mundart
Related terms
- Plattdeutsch
Further reading
- “Platt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Platt” in Duden online
Limburgish
Etymology
Ultimately the same as platt (“flat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plat/
- Homophone: platt
- Rhymes: -at
Noun
Platt n (uncountable) (Eupen)
- a dialect; regional language (mainly Limburgish or German)
- Synonym: Dialäkkt
Proper noun
Platt n (Eupen)
- Eupen dialect
- Limburgish
- Plattdeutsch, Low German
- Synonym: Plattöttsch
Low German
Etymology
Cognate to German Platt n.
Noun
Platt n
- Low German
- up Platt (op Platt) ― in Low German
- Platt snacken (Platt schnacken; cp. platt snacken, platt schnacken), Platt spräken ― to speak Low German
Related terms
- Plattdütsch