Plattdeutsch
pronunciation
How to pronounce Plattdeutsch in British English:
UK [ˈplɑ:tdɔitʃ]
How to pronounce Plattdeutsch in American English:
US [ˈplɑtˌdɔɪtʃ]
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- Noun:
- a German dialect spoken in northern Germany
Word Origin
- Plattdeutsch
- "Low German dialect of northern Germany," 1814, from German, from Dutch platduits, literally "flat (or low) German," from plat "flat, plain, clear" + duits "German" (see Dutch). In contrast to the speech of the upland parts of Germany.