platta

From Middle High German plate, from late Old High German platta, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us (“flattened”), from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide; flat”). Doublet of pjatto.

platta f (plural platten)

1. (Sette Comuni) stone slab

• “platta” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

< Swedish platta

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɑtːɑ/, [ˈplɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): plat‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): plat‧ta

platta

1. (colloquial) synonym of äänilevy (“(music) record”)
2. (slang, aviation) synonym of asemataso (“apron, ramp”)

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platta

1. inflection of platt:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Derived from Low German platte or German platte. According to SO and SAOB attested since 1716.

platta c

1. A wide flat object, often solid and stiff, a plate

   Synonym: skiva

2. (music) A record.

   Synonym: skiva

3. (music, by extension) An music album, of any medium.

   Synonyms: skiva, album

4. A pad (e.g. landing pad).
5. A tablet, a slab.
6. (computing) A graphics tablet.

   Synonym: ritplatta

7. (computing) A tablet computer.

   Synonym: surfplatta

8. The burner or ring of a stove.

   Synonym: spisplatta

9. (colloquial) A paper tray used for transport, e.g. of cans or eggs.

   Synonym: flak

   Coordinate terms: back (“crate”), kartong (“carton”)

• plattan i mattan (“pedal to the metal”)

platt (“flat”) +‎ -a

platta (present plattar, preterite plattade, supine plattat, imperative platta)

1. (followed by a particle like till or ut) to make flat(ter), to flatten
2. (figuratively, followed by till) to take down a notch, to (slightly) humiliate

• tillplattad

• platta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• platta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)