Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch pletten; related to plat (flat). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtən

Verb edit

pletten

  1. to flatten
  2. to crush, squash

Inflection edit

Inflection of pletten (weak)
infinitive pletten
past singular plette
past participle geplet
infinitive pletten
gerund pletten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular plet plette
2nd person sing. (jij) plet plette
2nd person sing. (u) plet plette
2nd person sing. (gij) plet plette
3rd person singular plet plette
plural pletten pletten
subjunctive sing.1 plette plette
subjunctive plur.1 pletten pletten
imperative sing. plet
imperative plur.1 plet
participles plettend geplet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Papiamentu: plècha, placha, plat