platta

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German plate, from late Old High German platta, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us (“flattened”), from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide; flat”). Doublet of pjatto.

Noun

platta f (plural platten)

1. (Sette Comuni) stone slab

Declension

Declension of platta – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	platta	de	platten
accusative	an	de	platta	de	platten
dative	anara	dar	platten	in	platten

References

• “platta” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Swedish

A tray of eggs.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

platta

1. inflection of platt:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 1

Derived from Low German platte or German platte. According to SO and SAOB attested since 1716.

Noun

platta c

1. A wide flat object, often solid and stiff, a plate

   Synonym: skiva

2. (music) A record.

   Synonym: skiva

3. (music, by extension) An music album, of any medium.

   Synonyms: skiva, album

4. A pad (e.g. landing pad).
5. A tablet, a slab.
6. (computing) A graphics tablet.

   Synonym: ritplatta

7. (computing) A tablet computer.

   Synonym: surfplatta

8. The burner or ring of a stove.

   Synonym: spisplatta

9. (colloquial) A paper tray used for transport, e.g. of cans or eggs.

   Synonym: flak

   Coordinate terms: back (“crate”), kartong (“carton”)

Declension

Declension of platta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	platta	plattas
	definite	plattan	plattans
plural	indefinite	plattor	plattors
	definite	plattorna	plattornas

Derived terms

• plattan i mattan (“pedal to the metal”)

Etymology 2

platt (“flat”) +‎ -a

Verb

platta (present plattar, preterite plattade, supine plattat, imperative platta)

1. (followed by a particle like till or ut) to make flat(ter), to flatten
2. (figuratively, followed by till) to take down a notch, to (slightly) humiliate

Conjugation

Conjugation of platta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	platta		plattas
supine	plattat		plattats
imperative	platta		—
imper. plural1	platten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	plattar	plattade	plattas	plattades
ind. plural1	platta	plattade	plattas	plattades
subjunctive2	platte	plattade	plattes	plattades
present participle		plattande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• tillplattad

References

• platta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• platta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)