Plattitüde
German
Alternative forms
- Platitude, Platitüde
Etymology
Borrowed from French platitude.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -yːdə
Noun
Plattitüde f (genitive Plattitüde, plural Plattitüden)
- platitude
- Synonyms: Gemeinplatz, Allgemeinplatz
Usage notes
- The spelling Plattitüde has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Platitüde) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension
Declension of Plattitüde [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Plattitüde | die | Plattitüden |
| genitive | einer | der | Plattitüde | der | Plattitüden |
| dative | einer | der | Plattitüde | den | Plattitüden |
| accusative | eine | die | Plattitüde | die | Plattitüden |
Further reading
- “Plattitüde” in Duden online
- “Plattitüde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache