platta
Cimbrian
Etymology
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
platta f (plural platten)
- (Sette Comuni) stone slab
Declension
Declension of platta – 6thdeclension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | an | de | platta | de | platten |
| accusative | an | de | platta | de | platten |
| dative | anara | dar | platten | in | platten |
References
- “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
A tray of eggs.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
platta
- absolute singular definite and plural form of platt.
Etymology 1
Derived from Low German platte or German platte. According to SO and SAOB attested since 1716.
Noun
platta c
- A wide flat object, often solid and stiff, a plate
- Synonym: skiva
- (music) A record.
- Synonym: skiva
- (music, by extension) An music album, of any medium.
- Synonym: album
- A pad (e.g. landing pad).
- A tablet, a slab.
- (computing) A graphics tablet.
- Synonym: ritplatta
- (computing) A tablet computer.
- Synonym: surfplatta
- The burner or ring of a stove.
- Synonym: spisplatta
- (colloquial) A paper tray used for transport, e.g. of cans or eggs.
- Synonym: flak
- Coordinate terms: back (“crate”), kartong (“carton”)
Declension
| Declension of platta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | platta | plattan | plattor | plattorna |
| Genitive | plattas | plattans | plattors | plattornas |
Derived terms
- plattan i mattan (“pedal to the metal”)
Etymology 2
platt (“flat”) + -a
Verb
platta (present plattar, preterite plattade, supine plattat, imperative platta)
- (followed by a particle like till or ut) to make flat(ter), to flatten
- (figuratively, followed by till) to take down a notch, to (slightly) humiliate
Conjugation
Conjugation of platta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | platta | plattas | ||
| Supine | plattat | plattats | ||
| Imperative | platta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | platten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | plattar | plattade | plattas | plattades |
| Ind. plural1 | platta | plattade | plattas | plattades |
| Subjunctive2 | platte | plattade | plattes | plattades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | plattande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- tillplattad
References
- platta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- platta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)