Plane

See also: plane, plané, plañe, pláne, pláně, and Pläne

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaːnə/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German blā, blahe, from Old High German blaha, from Proto-Germanic *blahwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlok-. The modern form is East Central German with intrusive -n- (taken from the Middle High German genitive-dative blān, blahen) and sporadic p- for initial b-. Related with Icelandic blæja (“veil”). Not related with plan (“planar, flat, smooth”), though it may be associated with it.

Noun

Plane f (genitive Plane, plural Planen)

1. tarpaulin, awning (large sheet of waterproof material used as covering)

Declension

Declension of Plane [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Plane	die	Planen
genitive	einer	der	Plane	der	Planen
dative	einer	der	Plane	den	Planen
accusative	eine	die	Plane	die	Planen

Alternative forms

• Blache (Switzerland)

Hyponyms

• Abdeckplane
• Wagenplane
• Zeltplane

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Plane

1. (archaic) dative singular of Plan

   Synonym: Plan

2. (obsolete) plural of Plan

   Synonym: Pläne

Further reading

• “Plane” in Duden online
• “Plane” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache