Plåttn

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German platte, blatte, plate, from late Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, wide; flat). Cognate with German Platte and Cimbrian platta; also cognate with English plate and Dutch plaat which come from the same Latin source, but were borrowed via Old French.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Plåttn f (plural Plåttn, diminutive Plattl or Platterl)

  1. flat, thin, regularly (not necessarily circular) shaped object
  2. Various short forms:
    1. (informal, computing) Clipping of Festplåttn (hard disk).
    2. (music) Clipping of Schoiplåttn (vinyl record, gramophone record).
    3. (photography) Clipping of Fotoplåttn (photographic plate).
    4. (printing) Clipping of Druckplåttn (printing plate).
    5. (geology) Clipping of Kontinentoiplåttn (tectonic plate).
    6. Clipping of Gråbplåttn (flat gravestone).
    7. Clipping of Tischplåttn (tabletop).
    8. Clipping of Herdplåttn (stovetop).
    9. Clipping of Servierplåttn (serving dish).
  3. (numismatics) planchet
  4. (Vienna, archaic) gang (criminal gang)
  5. (humorous) baldpate, bald head
    Synonym: Glåtzn

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