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platt
English
Etymology 1
From Early Modern English platte, a variation (probably dialectal) of plot (“plot of land”); see plat and plot for more.
Noun
platt (plural platts)
- Obsolete spelling of plat or plot (scheme, plan, design, map).
- 1794 July 30, minutes of the Executive council of Georgia, published in Minutes of the Executive council, from January 14, 1778, to January 6, 1785 (1908), page 684:
- 3rdly That it also be recommended to all persons concerned to have their platts passed through the Surveyor Generals Office, and, in all respects, ready for the grant, in case they shall be entitled to the same, by the said 10th of September.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:platt.
- 1794 July 30, minutes of the Executive council of Georgia, published in Minutes of the Executive council, from January 14, 1778, to January 6, 1785 (1908), page 684:
Etymology 2
From Middle English platten, whence also plait; see plat.
Noun
platt (plural platts)
- Obsolete spelling of plat (material made by interweaving, especially material made by interweaving straw, used to make hats).
- straw platt
- c. 1750, a record, quoted in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (1931):
- The versatility of his craftsmanship is likewise evidenced by the inventory which included "8½ Doz. Walking Sticks & Rodds" and "3½ Doz. Straw Hatts, some platt &c." His name appears in several account books of early Philadelphians, in 1751, […]
German
Etymology
From northern Middle High German plat, blat and Middle Low German plat, from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, probably from Ancient Greek ?????? (platús). Compare Dutch plat, French plat, Italian piatto, obsolete English plat. Also related to English flat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plat/
- Rhymes: -at
Adjective
platt (comparative platter, superlative am plattesten)
- flat
- (of a building or structure; by extension also of immaterial things) completely destroyed, razed to the ground
- bromidic, banal
- (colloquial) very tired, exhausted
- (colloquial) astonished, dumbstruck
Declension
Synonyms
- flach
Related terms
- Platt
- Plattfuß
- Platter
- Plattbauchspinne
Further reading
- “platt” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle Low German plat, a borrowing from Old French plat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?plat/
Adjective
platt
- flat
- flattened
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle Low German plat, a borrowing from Old French plat (whence French plat), from Vulgar Latin *plattus. Cognate with German platt, Dutch plat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Adjective
platt (masculine platten, neuter platt, comparative méi platt, superlative am plattsten)
- flat
Declension
Maltese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
platt m (plural platti)
- plate (dish)
Related terms
- plattin
Swedish
Etymology
From German platt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plat?/
Adjective
platt (comparative plattare, superlative plattast)
- flat
Declension
Related terms
- platta
- plattång
- plattfisk
- plattform
- plattfot
- plattpannkaka
- plattysk
See also
- flat
- platå
Adverb
platt (comparative plattare, superlative plattast)
- entirely, absolutely, at all
- det är platt intet
- that is absolutely nothing, that is nothing at all
- det är platt intet
Noun
platt c
- a flat piece of ground
Declension
References
- platt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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slatt
English
Etymology 1
See slat (“a strip of board”).
Noun
slatt (plural slatts)
- A stone slab used as a veneer for coarse masonry.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Etymology 2
Acronym of slime love all the time or slime life all the time coined and popularised by Young Thug.
Interjection
slatt
- (slang) Used to express affection between friends, especially within rapper communities.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse sláttr, from Proto-Germanic *slahtuz.
Noun
slatt m (definite slattn, plural slatta)
- melody
- (uncountable) the hay harvest
Derived terms
- slattænn f (“the time of the hay harvest”)
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