Platt

Meaning

1. Low German
2. a dialect (regional language), usually a German (or Dutch) one

Concepts

Low German

Platt

East Frisian

Plattdeutsch

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plat/

Etymology

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”)