Plattdeutsch
[ plaht-doich ]
noun
the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
Origin of Plattdeutsch
11825–35; <German: literally, flat (i.e., lowland) German
- Also called Low German.
Words Nearby Plattdeutsch
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How to use Plattdeutsch in a sentence
You can talk Plattdeutsch something grand, as long as you keep the verbs and nouns in American.
Free Air | Sinclair Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for Plattdeutsch
Plattdeutsch
/ (German ˈplatdɔytʃ) /
noun
another name for Low German
Origin of Plattdeutsch
1literally: flat (that is, low) German
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