Pläne
synonym of Ebene (“level surface, plain, flatland”)
Plan
- (masculine, strong) project
- (masculine, strong) plan (way of procedure)
- (masculine, strong) technical drawing or diagram
- (masculine, strong) detailed map
- (colloquial, masculine, strong) idea, clue (insight or understanding)
- (masculine, strong) plot
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈplɛːnə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German plān, plāne, from Latin planum, in part through Old French plaine. Secondarily analysable as plan (“level”) + -e (noun-forming suffix). The modern umlaut is based on this reanalysis and/or influenced by Modern French plaine.
Related words
-pläne
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