Pläne

synonym of Ebene (“level surface, plain, flatland”)

Plan

  1. (masculine, strong) project
  2. (masculine, strong) plan (way of procedure)
  3. (masculine, strong) technical drawing or diagram
  4. (masculine, strong) detailed map
  5. (colloquial, masculine, strong) idea, clue (insight or understanding)
  6. (masculine, strong) plot

Frequency

B1
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.

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