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plat
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /plæt/
- Rhymes: -æt
- Homophones: plait, Platte
Etymology 1
The noun is derived from Middle English plat, platte (“flat part of a sword; flat piece of ground, plot of ground”), probably a variant of Middle English plot, (modern English plot) and influenced by Middle English plat, plate (modern English plate) and Anglo-Norman, Middle French and Old French plat. See platy-, plaice, flat.
The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
plat (plural plats)
- A plot of land; a lot.
- A map showing the boundaries of real properties (delineating one or more plots of land), especially one that forms part of a legal document.
- (obsolete) A plot, a scheme.
Translations
Verb
plat (third-person singular simple present plats, present participle platting, simple past and past participle platted)
- (transitive) To create a plat; to lay out property lots and streets; to map.
Translations
Etymology 2
The noun is a variant of plait.
The verb is from Middle English platte, English plat, respectively archaic past and past participle forms of English pleat (a variant of plait), Middle English platten (“to braid, weave; plait; to fold”).
Noun
plat (plural plats)
- A braid; a plait (of hair, straw, etc.).
- c. 1806, record in the journals of Lewis and Clark, recorded in The United States Exploration Anthology (2013, ?ISBN):
- they also wear a cap or cup on the head formed of beargrass and cedar bark. the men also frequently attatch[sic] some small ornament to a small plat of hair on the center of the crown of their heads.
- 1830, The Ladies’ Museum, volume 31, page 59:
- [...] hair ornamented with a bandeau of gold on one side of the forehead, with a large pearl in the centre of the bandeau; on the opposite side is a plat of hair.
- c. 1806, record in the journals of Lewis and Clark, recorded in The United States Exploration Anthology (2013, ?ISBN):
- Material produced by braiding or interweaving, especially a material of interwoven straw from which straw hats are made.
- 1824, New Material for Straw Plat, in The New England Farmer, volume 2, page 316:
- The large silver medal and twenty guineas, were this Session given to Miss Sophia Woodhouse, (Mrs. Wells,) of Weathersfield, in Connecticut, United States, for a new Material for Straw Plat.
- 1829, On British Leghorn Plat for Hats and Bonnets, by Lady Harriet Bernard, in Gill’s Technological Repository, volume 4, page 381:
- Her Ladyship, in a letter to A. Aikin, Esq., [...] dated Castle Bernard, Ireland, Oct. 19, 1827, states that she has made some improvement in the mode of preparing the rye-straw, which is the material for plat employed in the school under her ladyship’s patronage.
- 1842, The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, volume 23:
- Mr. Corston states that 781,605 straw hats had been imported from 1794 to 1803; and that in the last four years of that period 5281 lbs. of straw-plat, which was equal to 26,405 hats, had also been brought to this country.
- 2000, Whittington Bernard Johnson, Race Relations in the Bahamas, 1784–1834:
- Eleuthera made palmetto plat for hats, arrowroot, and casaba starch.
- 2002, John McAllister Ulrich, Signs of Their Times ?ISBN, page 45
- The most detailed example of this particular mode of production occurs in the section of Cottage Economy devoted to the making of straw plat for hats, fashioned from raw material grown in England.
- 1824, New Material for Straw Plat, in The New England Farmer, volume 2, page 316:
Translations
Verb
plat (third-person singular simple present plats, present participle platting, simple past and past participle platted)
- (dated except regional England) To braid, to plait.
- 1844, Thomas Jefferson Jacobs, Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Pacific Ocean, page 349:
- A customer hailed him; he placed the stool on the ground, and the customer seated himself upon it, while the barber shaved his face, platted his hair, and washed his hands [...]
- 1844, Thomas Jefferson Jacobs, Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Pacific Ocean, page 349:
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English plat, plate, platte (“flat; smooth; blunt, plain”), from Anglo-Norman, Middle French, and Old French plat (“(adjective) flat, level; calm; blunt, plain; (adverb) in a flat position; directly, straight; bluntly, plainly”), from Vulgar Latin *plattus (“flat; smooth”); further etymology uncertain, but possibly from Ancient Greek ?????? (platús, “flat; wide”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleth?- (“flat”).
The English word is cognate with French plat, Italian piatto, Middle Dutch plat (modern Dutch plat (“flat”)), Middle High German blat, plat, Middle Low German plat (modern German platt (“flat”)), Old Danish plat (modern Danish plat), Old Occitan plat (modern Occitan plat), Old Swedish plat (modern Swedish platt); and is a doublet of flat.
Adjective
plat (comparative more plat, superlative most plat)
- (obsolete except Scotland) Flat; level; (by extension) frank, on the level.
- c. 1400, John Lydgate, poem, commented upon by Thomas Gray and printed in The Works of Thomas Gray, volume 5, page 305:
- But, crying mercy, the emperour lay plat on the ground.
- 1889, Henry Morley, Early Prose Romances: The history of Reynard the Fox, page 149:
- But else, hold alway[sic] your tail fast between your legs that he catch you not thereby; and hold down your ears lying plat after your head that he hold you not thereby; and see wisely to yourself.
- 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company:
- But now, youngster, I have answered you freely, and I trow it is time that you answered me. Let things be plat and plain between us. I am a man who shoots straight at his mark.
- 2011, Gordon Kendall, MHRA Tudor & Stuart Translations, volume 7.II: Gavin Douglas, The Aenid (1513) ?ISBN, page 638:
- The whirling wheel and speedy swift axle-tree / Smat down to ground, and on the earth lay plat.
- c. 1400, John Lydgate, poem, commented upon by Thomas Gray and printed in The Works of Thomas Gray, volume 5, page 305:
Adverb
plat (comparative more plat, superlative most plat)
- (obsolete except Scotland) Flatly, plainly.
- Synonyms: bluntly, directly, straightforwardly
- c. 1547?1555, John Hooper, A Declaration of the Ten Commandments, published by the Parker Society in 1843:
- Fourth, see [that] thou hide nothing, nor dissemble, but speak plat, and plainly as much as thou knowest.
- c. 1584?1656, Joseph Hall:
- But single out, and say once plat and plain / That coy Matrona is a courtesan;
References
Further reading
- plat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- plat (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “plat” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- plat in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- PTAL, TLPA
Catalan
Etymology
Substantivization of the archaic adjective plat (compare French plat (“flat”)), from Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (platús, “flat”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?plat/
Noun
plat m (plural plats)
- plate
- dish
Related terms
- plata
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plat/
- Rhymes: -at
Etymology 1
From platit (“to pay”) derived from Proto-Slavic *plat? (“a piece of cloth”), as pieces of cloth were used as currency. Possibly cognate with plátno (“canvas, linen”).
Noun
plat m
- salary
Declension
Synonyms
- mzda
- gáže
- výplata
Derived terms
- platový
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
plat
- genitive plural of plato
References
Further reading
- plat in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- plat in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed via Middle Low German platt from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, which probably is loan from Ancient Greek ?????? (platús), a cognate of Danish flad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?p?l?ad?]
Adjective
plat (plural and definite singular attributive platte)
- inane, lacking inspiration, corny, insipid
- 2016, Anne Strandvad, Vejen til Sofie, Lindhardt og Ringhof ?ISBN
- De ting, hun lavede, var platte og måtte klemmes ud af pligt. Først når de andre spillede dem, blev de til andet end livløse slag på klaveret.
- The things she made were uninspired and had to be squeezed out by duty. It was only when others played them that they became anything else than lifeless beatings on the piano.
- De ting, hun lavede, var platte og måtte klemmes ud af pligt. Først når de andre spillede dem, blev de til andet end livløse slag på klaveret.
- 2006, Min krønike: 1932-1979, Gyldendal A/S ?ISBN, page 150
- Jeg fandt, at især de sidste fire linjer i visen var platte og stødende.
- I found that, in particular, the last four lines in the song were inane and offensive.
- Jeg fandt, at især de sidste fire linjer i visen var platte og stødende.
- 2016, Jørgen Thorgaard, Kolonien, Lindhardt og Ringhof ?ISBN
- Enhver var af den opfattelse, Ladegaards morsomheder var platte.
- Everyone was of the view that Ladegaard's jokes were corny.
- Enhver var af den opfattelse, Ladegaards morsomheder var platte.
- 2011, Irene Oestrich, Slip bekymringerne, Politikens Forlag ?ISBN
- ... at de syntes Carolines bemærkninger var platte, ...
- ... that they felt Caroline's remarks to be stupid, ...
- ... at de syntes Carolines bemærkninger var platte, ...
- 1986, Eske Holm, Den erotiske handel: roman
- Mænds fascination af Martin berørte ham meget lidt. Han syntes dog bøsserne var besværlige – han syntes, de oftest var platte og seksuelt fikserede.
- The fascination that men held for Martin affected him very little. He did however feel that the gays were troublesome – he felt that they were most often insipid and sexually fixated.
- Mænds fascination af Martin berørte ham meget lidt. Han syntes dog bøsserne var besværlige – han syntes, de oftest var platte og seksuelt fikserede.
- 2016, Anne Strandvad, Vejen til Sofie, Lindhardt og Ringhof ?ISBN
Inflection
Derived terms
- plathed
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus.
Adjective
plat (comparative platter, superlative platst)
- flat
- of soft consistency
Inflection
Derived terms
- platbranden
- plattegrond
Descendants
- Afrikaans: plat
- ? Sranan Tongo: plata
Etymology 2
From Platduits, which originally referred to any dialect specific to the low countries.
Noun
plat n (uncountable)
- One’s local dialect.
- Kan jij plat praten?
- Can you speak the dialect?
- Kan jij plat praten?
Adjective
plat (comparative platter, superlative platst)
- as one’s local dialect
- (by extension) common, rural, vulgar
- een platte mop
Derived terms
- platte uitdrukking
Anagrams
- lapt
French
Etymology
From Middle French plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (platús, “broad, flat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pla/
Adjective
plat (feminine singular plate, masculine plural plats, feminine plural plates)
- flat
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Romanian: plat
Noun
plat m (plural plats)
- a flat area of ground; a flat thing; a flat dish or receptacle
- dish or course (e.g. served in a restaurant)
Synonyms
- mets
Derived terms
Further reading
- “plat” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Gothic
Romanization
plat
- Romanization of ????????????????
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *plattus (“flattened”)
Noun
plat m (oblique plural plaz or platz, nominative singular plaz or platz, nominative plural plat)
- a footbridge
Romanian
Etymology
From French plat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [plat]
Adjective
plat m or n (feminine singular plat?, masculine plural pla?i, feminine and neuter plural plate)
- flat, level, even
Declension
Noun
plat n (plural plate)
- The high first tone in Hanyu pinyin
Synonyms
- tonul plat
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?at/
Noun
plat m (genitive singular platu, nominative plural platy, genitive plural platov, declension pattern of dub)
- salary
Declension
Synonyms
- mzda
Derived terms
- platík m
- platovo adv
- platový -á -é
Related terms
- plati?
- výplata
Further reading
- plat in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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platform
English
Etymology
From Middle French plateforme (“a flat form”), from plate (“flat”) (from Old French plat, from Ancient Greek ?????? (platús, “flat”)) + forme (“form”) (from Latin f?rma (“shape; figure; form”)); compare flatscape.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?plætf??m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?plætf??m/
- Hyphenation: plat?form
Noun
platform (plural platforms)
- A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
- Synonym: (not for artistic performances) podium
- A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
- A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion; a tribune.
- Synonym: (only regarding the physical structure) podium
- A kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.
- (figuratively) Something that allows an enterprise to advance; a foundation or stage.
- (automobiles) A set of components shared by several vehicle models.
- (computing) A computer system used to deliver services to clients; a solution
- (computing) A particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software, or for defining a specific software or hardware environment for discussion purposes.
- (geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
- (nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
- (politics) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
- (travel) A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.
- (obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
Synonyms
- dais
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
platform (third-person singular simple present platforms, present participle platforming, simple past and past participle platformed)
- (transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform
- (transitive) To place on, or as if on, a platform.
- 1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, To Flush, My Dog
- And this dog was satisfied / If a pale thin hand would glide / Down his dewlaps sloping / Which he pushed his nose within, / After—platforming his chin / On the palm left open.
- 1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, To Flush, My Dog
- (obsolete, transitive) To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
- (politics, transitive) To include in a political platform
- (transitive) To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).
- Antonyms: deplatform, no-platform
- (film, transitive) To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
See also
- Platform in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
References
- platform on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- platform (geology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle French plateforme.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: plat?form
Noun
platform n (plural platformen or platforms, diminutive platformpje n)
- A platform, flat surface, notably a dais or stage
- A political platform, (electoral) program
- A plateau
- A flat roof
- (obsolete) A ground-plan
Synonyms
- (physical) podium n, verhoog n
- (in a station) perron n
- (political) (kies)programma n
- (ground-plan) plattegrond
Derived terms
- kiesplatform n
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: platform
Hungarian
Etymology
From German Plattform, from French plateforme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?pl?tform]
- Hyphenation: plat?form
- Rhymes: -orm
Noun
platform (plural platformok)
- (politics) platform (electoral program)
- (computing) platform (a particular type of operating system or environment)
- platform (a flat surface)
Declension
Derived terms
- platformfüggetlen
References
Further reading
- platform in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch platform, from Middle French plateforme (Modern French plate-forme), from Ancient Greek ?????? (platús, “flat”)) + Latin f?rma (“shape; figure; form”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?platf?rm]
- Hyphenation: plat?form
Noun
platform
- platform,
- a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
- Synonyms: program, rencana
- a raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
- Synonyms: panggung, pentas, mimbar
- a raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.
- Synonym: peron
- a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
- a political platform, (electoral) program.
Further reading
- “platform” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French plateforme.
Noun
platform (definite accusative platformu, plural platformlar)
- platform
- (transport, travel) platform
Declension
Synonyms
- (travel): peron
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