Platten
English
editEtymology 1
editTwo main origins:
- A diminutive of the surname Platt.
- From Old French platon (“metal plate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a platemaker.
Proper noun
editPlatten (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
editProper noun
editPlatten
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Platten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editShort form of German platter Reifen (“flat tire”).
Noun
editPlatten m (strong, genitive Plattens, plural Platten)
- (colloquial) flat tire
- Synonyms: platter Reifen, Plattfuß, Reifenpanne
Declension
editDeclension of Platten [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editPlatten
Etymology 3
editProper noun
editPlatten 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
editCategories:
- 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 pronunciation
- 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