Plattdeutsch

American

[plaht-doich] / ˈplɑtˌdɔɪtʃ /

noun

the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.

Plattdeutsch British

/ ˈplatdɔytʃ /

noun

another name for Low German

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Etymology

Origin of Plattdeutsch

1825–35; < German: literally, flat (i.e., lowland) German

Example Sentences

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The assistance includes organizing special language classes tailored to the terms that doctors will need to know, including complaints in the local dialect, “Plattdeutsch,” still spoken by many of the older patients.

From New York Times

Luitye is Plattdeutsch, or low German, the dialect, as I have already said, of this district.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

You can talk Plattdeutsch something grand, as long as you keep the verbs and nouns in American.

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