Platt

platt plätt English thumb|Church with old tower, Platt, Austria Etymology 1 From en de Platt, en nds Platt or en Plattdeutsch. Proper noun en rare Plattdeutsch, Low German en Etymology 2 Proper noun en village mun:suf/Zellerndorf dist/Hollabrunn s/Lower Austria. en village/and/cpar in dist/Tonbridge and Malling co/Kent cc/England OS grid ref TQ6257. Parish map en ucomm co/DeSoto County s/Florida c/USA. en ghost town co/Angelina County s/Texas c/USA. Etymology 3 English habitational surname from en Platt Bridge, from en fro plat footbridge. Proper noun en. Derived terms en Platt calibration en Plattsburgh en Platt scaling References Anagrams en alptt ALTTP Central Franconian Etymology Cognate to de Platt n, nl plat. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /plat/ Noun gmw-cfr noun 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): gmw-cfr Vam alen Eitorfer Platt wi et der Urjroßvatter jeschwatt het Of the old dialect of Eitorf as the great-grandfather spoke it Usage notes Most dialects are locally referred to as gmw-cfr Platt, even as far south as Saarland. A remarkable exception is Colognian (gmw-cfr Kölsch), which is only rarely called gmw-cfr 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 de platt flat, although the motivation seems not to be quite clear; possibly the geographically low areas of Germany as in de Niederdeutsch Low German, or else “not elevated, ordinary, simple” speech. Cognate to nl plat n dialect, gmw-cfr Platt dialect, nds Platt n Low German Pronunciation de /plat/ de De-Platt.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de at 1 Noun n,-:s.sg Low German de regional chiefly northern and central Germany a dialect (regional language), usually a German (or Dutch) one de 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 de 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 n,-:s.sg Synonyms Low German language de Plattdeutsch dialect de Dialekt, de Mundart Related terms de Plattdeutsch Further reading Limburgish Etymology li ine-pro *pleth₂- Ultimately the same as li platt flat. Pronunciation li /plat/ li platt li at 1 Noun n - li Eupen a dialect; regional language mainly Limburgish or German li Dialäkkt Proper noun li proper noun n li Eupen Eupen dialect Limburgish Plattdeutsch, Low German li Plattöttsch li Languages Low German Etymology Cognate to de Platt n. Noun n Low German nds up Platt (op Platt) in Low German nds Platt snacken (Platt schnacken; cp. platt snacken, platt schnacken), Platt spräken to speak Low German Related terms nds Plattdütsch nds Plattspräken n