pletten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pletten, from Old Dutch *pletten, from Proto-West Germanic *plattjan. Equivalent to plat (“flat”) +‎ -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛtən

Verb

pletten

1. to flatten
2. to crush, squash

Inflection

Conjugation 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

• pletteren

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: plècha, placha, plat