Plattdeutsch

[ plaht-doich ]

noun

1. the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.

Plattdeutsch

/ ˈplatdɔytʃ /

noun

1. See Low German
   another name for Low German

Word History and Origins

Origin of Plattdeutsch¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Plattdeutsch¹

literally: flat (that is, low) German

Example Sentences

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

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