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Platte
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platte Plätte
English
Etymology
en :bor de:Platte + 1
Proper noun
s
en German.
Derived terms
en Plattsmouth North Platte Platteville South Platte
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Platte is the 21986th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1180 individuals. Platte is most common among White (95.42%) individuals.
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈplatə/ [ˈpla.tə] southern also [-te] [-tɛ] chiefly Switzerland also [ˈplat.tə]
de De-Platte.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-at-Platte.ogg Austria
de atə 2
Etymology 1
From de gmh platte, from de goh platta (ca. 900), from de la-vul *platta, la *plattus, from de grc πλατύς wide; flat. de Plätte Pläte.
Noun
f
flat, thin, regularly (not necessarily circular) shaped object
A flat, fairly large serving plate, or de by extension the food served on it.
Various short forms:
de informal computer de Festplatte hard disk
de record de music de Schallplatte vinyl record, gramophone record
de photography de Fotoplatte photographic plate
de printing de Druckplatte printing plate
de Grabplatte flat gravestone
de Tischplatte tabletop
de Herdplatte stovetop
de chiefly DDR de Plattenbau prefab apartment building
de geology tectonic plate
de climbing smooth rock with no hand- or footholds
de numismatics planchet
de parts of _ northern and central Germany de Pläte bald head
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Arbeitsplatte Aufschnittplatte Betonplatte Bleiplatte Dachplatte Glasplatte Holzplatte Eisenplatte Felsplatte Goldplatte Grabplatte kalte Platte Käseplatte Kopfplatte Metallplatte Stahlplatte Tischplatte Schallplatte Stahlbetonplatte Silberplatte Steinplatte Wegplatte Wurstplatte Zementplatte Plattenvertrag
Related terms
de Plattenbau Plattenladen Plattenspieler Plattensammlung Plattenverlegung
Descendants
1 da platte
1 cs plát
1 csb plata
Etymology 2
From Rotwelsch de platt machen, de platte machen to spend the night outside, originally “to flee outside”, from de yi מאַכן פּליטה to escape, run away makhn pleyte. yi פּליטה pleyte is from de he פְּלֵטָה pəlēṭā remainder, survivors. de Pleite.
de Where or in what register is this used?
Noun
f
bivouac; overnight camp
A fixed outdoor sleeping place of a person or people of a nomadic group.
de Austria Vienna archaic gang criminal gang
Declension
f
Further reading
Platte_Scheibe_Unterlage_CD Platte (Scheibe, Unterlage)
de
Category:Rotwelsch
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
hrx noun form f
hrx Platt