Definition of Plattdeutsch in English:
Plattdeutsch
Pronunciation /ˈplatˌdoiCH/ /ˈplætˌdɔɪtʃ/
noun
‘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.’
Origin
German, from Dutch Platduits, from plat ‘flat, low’ + Duits ‘German’.