𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄

Gothic

Etymology

Uncertain.

• Possibly from Proto-Slavic *poltьno.
• Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *plataz; more at English plot.

Noun

𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 • (plat) n

1. a piece of cloth, a patch

Declension

Attested inflected forms are ambiguous and could point either to a neuter a-stem nominative singular plat or a masculine a-stem plats, although the lemma is generally given as plat in most dictionaries. Both possible declensions are listed below.

Neuter a-stem

	singular	plural
nominative	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 plat	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 plata
vocative	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 plat	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 plata
accusative	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 plat	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 plata
genitive	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃 platis	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌴 platē
dative	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 plata	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌼 platam

Masculine a-stem

	singular	plural
nominative	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐍃 plats	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐍉𐍃 platōs
vocative	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 plat	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐍉𐍃 platōs
accusative	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 plat	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 platans
genitive	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃 platis	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌴 platē
dative	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 plata	𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌼 platam