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plautus.

flat, having the appearance of being trod flat

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈpɫau̯.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈplaːu̯.tus]
  1. flat, having the appearance of being trod flat flat-footed, having broad flat feet

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. flat, having the appearance of being trod flat flap-eared, having wide or large flat ears

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *plautos (whence Oscan 𐌐𐌋𐌀𐌅𐌕𐌀𐌃 sg (plavtad, “sole of the foot or of a shoe”, abl.), Umbrian preplotatu, preplohotatu (“cruch, stamp down”, 3sg.ipv.II.)), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂-u-tós, from *pleh₂- (“flat”). Related to plaudō (“to strike, clap”).

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