plätten

See also: platten and Platten

German

Etymology

18th century, from Low and Central German dialects, ultimately from Middle Low German pletten (to flatten, smooth). Cognate with Dutch pletten. By surface analysis, platt +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛtən/, [ˈplɛ.tn̩]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛtn̩

Verb

plätten (weak, third-person singular present plättet, past tense plättete, past participle geplättet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to flatten, make flat, chiefly by running over or squashing
  2. (figurative, informal) to baffle, stump, astound
  3. (northern and central Germany) to iron (clothes)
    Synonym: (now commoner everywhere) bügeln

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • plätten” in Duden online
  • plätten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Noun

plätten

  1. definite nominative singular of plätt