Plattitüde

German

Alternative forms

• Platitude, Platitüde

Etymology

Borrowed from French platitude.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -yːdə

Noun

Plattitüde f (genitive Plattitüde, plural Plattitüden)

1. platitude

   Synonyms: Gemeinplatz, Allgemeinplatz

Usage notes

• The spelling Plattitüde has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Platitüde) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension

Declension of Plattitüde [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Plattitüde	die	Plattitüden
genitive	einer	der	Plattitüde	der	Plattitüden
dative	einer	der	Plattitüde	den	Plattitüden
accusative	eine	die	Plattitüde	die	Plattitüden

Further reading

• “Plattitüde” in Duden online
• “Plattitüde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache