Platten

See also: platten and plätten

English

Etymology 1

Two main origins:

• A diminutive of the surname Platt.
• From Old French platon (“metal plate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a platemaker.

Proper noun

Platten (plural Plattens)

1. A surname from Old French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Platten is the 47006^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 452 individuals. Platten is most common among White (95.13%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Platten.

Proper noun

Platten

1. A municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Platten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /platn̩/

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• Hyphenation: Plat‧ten

Etymology 1

Short form of German platter Reifen (“flat tire”).

Noun

Platten m (strong, genitive Plattens, plural Platten)

1. (colloquial) flat tire

   Synonyms: platter Reifen, Plattfuß, Reifenpanne

Declension

Declension of Platten [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Platten	die	Platten
genitive	eines	des	Plattens	der	Platten
dative	einem	dem	Platten	den	Platten
accusative	einen	den	Platten	die	Platten

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Platten

1. plural of Platte

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Platten n (proper noun, genitive Plattens or (optionally with an article) Platten)

1. A municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2. Blatno (a village in the Czech Republic)

Further reading

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