Join free

platten

English · Français · Deutsch

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Platten¹

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* A diminutive of the surname Platt.

* From Old French platon (“metal plate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a platemaker.

proper noun Plattens

  1. A surname from Old French.

Platten²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Platten.

proper noun

  1. A municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

platten³

Where it comes from

See plat (“flat”, adjective).

verb plattens · plattening · plattened

  1. transitive To flatten and make into sheets or plates. to platten cylinder glass

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"platten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/platten. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

platten. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/platten

Chicago

"platten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/platten.

BibTeX
@misc{platten_2026,
  title = {platten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/platten},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}