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Platt.

Low German

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/plat/
  1. Low German

    neuter · no-plural · strong
  2. a dialect (regional language), usually a German (or Dutch) one

    neuter · no-plural · regional · strong
    Das Platt, das hier gesprochen wird, verstehe ich schlecht.
Where this word comes from

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”)

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.