Plattdeutsch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Plattdeutsch
1825–35; < German: literally, flat (i.e., lowland) German
Example Sentences
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Ay, wife," the wood-cutter began, speaking in the Plattdeutsch used by the dwellers in the Forest, "'tis a wonderful story I have to tell.
From Little Frida A Tale of the Black Forest by Anonymous
The scene of the story is laid in Stavenhagen, or Stemhagen as it is called in Plattdeutsch, Reuter's native town.
From In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life by Fritz Reuter
Luitye is Plattdeutsch, or low German, the dialect, as I have already said, of this district.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
You can talk Plattdeutsch something grand, as long as you keep the verbs and nouns in American.
From Free Air by Sinclair Lewis
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