Platten
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Two main origins:
- A diminutive of the surname Platt.
- From Old French platon (“metal plate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a platemaker.
Proper noun
[edit]Platten (plural Plattens)
- A surname from Old French.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Platten is the 47006th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 452 individuals. Platten is most common among White (95.13%) individuals.
Etymology 2
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Platten
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Platten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Short form of German platter Reifen (“flat tire”).
Noun
[edit]Platten m (strong, genitive Plattens, plural Platten)
- (colloquial) flat tire
- Synonyms: platter Reifen, Plattfuß, Reifenpanne
Declension
[edit]Declension of Platten [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]Platten
Etymology 3
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Platten n (proper noun, genitive Plattens or (optionally with an article) Platten)
- A municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Blatno (a village in the Czech Republic)
Further reading
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Old French
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old French
- English terms borrowed from German
- English terms derived from German
- en:Municipalities of Germany
- en:Places in Rhineland-Palatinate
- en:Places in Germany
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- Rhymes:German/atn̩
- Rhymes:German/atn̩/2 syllables
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German colloquialisms
- German non-lemma forms
- German noun forms
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Municipalities of Germany
- de:Places in Rhineland-Palatinate
- de:Places in Germany
- de:Villages in the Czech Republic
- de:Places in the Czech Republic