plætt

See also: plätt

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *platt, from Proto-Germanic *plat- (“to slap, strike, blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *blod- (“to strike, beat”).

Cognate with Middle Dutch plat (“blow, smack, slap”), Middle Low German plat (“a smack”), Middle High German blaz, plaz (“a smack, blow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plætt/, [plæt]
  • Rhymes: -ætt

Noun

plætt m

  1. a slap; smack; a sounding blow

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative plætt plættas
accusative plætt plættas
genitive plættes plætta
dative plætte plættum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *plat, pat
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