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plata.

plate (thin, flat object)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpʰlaːta]

  1. plate (thin, flat object)

    feminine

  2. record (vinyl disc)

    feminine
noun[ˈpʰlaːta]

  1. trick

    colloquial · feminine
    slá e-m plötu
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Danish plade (“fraud; betrayal”). Compare German Plattenschlager (“trickster”), Old Norse plattoslagari, Old Danish pladeslager, also Swedish plåt (“currency”), Danish platte (“coin; counterfeiter”), platte and plade (“to counterfeit”).

verb[ˈpʰlaːta]

  1. to trick, deceive, play a trick

    colloquial · weak
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Danish plade (“fraud; betrayal”). Compare German Plattenschlager (“trickster”), Old Norse plattoslagari, Old Danish pladeslager, also Swedish plåt (“currency”), Danish platte (“coin; counterfeiter”), platte and plade (“to counterfeit”).

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