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Definition of Plattdeutsch in English:

Plattdeutsch

noun

  • another term for Low German

    ‘The closest relatives to this language are Flemish, Dutch, and the Plattdeutsch dialects still spoken in Germany's Rhineland.’
    • ‘The term Plattdeutsch (sometimes translated as ‘Low German’) is used for the ‘broad’ dialects in the north and west.’

Pronunciation

Plattdeutsch

/ˈplatˌdoiCH/ /ˈplætˌdɔɪtʃ/

Origin

German, from Dutch Platduits, from plat ‘flat, low’ + Duits ‘German’.