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Platt·deutsch 
[plaht-doich] Pronunciation Key
[plaht-doich] Pronunciation Key –noun
| the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany. |
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| Low German
n.
[Translation of German Niederdeutsch : nieder, low (from the lowland terrain of northern Germany) + Deutsch, German.] |
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| Platt·deutsch
(plät'doich') Pronunciation Key
n. See Low German. [German (translation of Dutch Platduits, Low German) : platt, low, flat (from Middle Dutch plat, from Old French; see plate) + German Deutsch, German (from Middle High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, of the people; see teutā- in Indo-European roots).] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Plattdeutsch
Plattdeutsch
"Low German dialect of northern Germany," 1814, from Ger., from Du. platduits, lit. "flat (or low) German," from plat "flat, plain, clear" (see plat) + duits "German" (see Dutch).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| plattdeutsch | |
noun | |
| a German dialect spoken in northern Germany [syn: Low German] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Plattdeutsch
Platt"deutsch`\, n. The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken collectively; modern Low German. See Low German, under German.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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