Platine

See also: platine and platiné

English

Etymology

From Plate (“the River Plate”) +‎ -ine.

Adjective

Platine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the River Plate (Río de la Plata) or its basin.
    The Platine War was fought between August of 1851 and February of 1852.
    Paranhos, father of the Barão do Rio Branco, was a foremost statesman of the monarchy and celebrated for his Platine diplomacy.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French platine, from French plat (“flat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plaˈtiːnə/
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  • Hyphenation: Pla‧ti‧ne

Noun

Platine f (genitive Platine, plural Platinen)

  1. (electronics) printed circuit board, PCB
    Synonyms: Leiterplatte, Flachbaugruppe
  2. (clockmaking) component of watches on which cogs are mounted
    Synonym: Werkplatte
  3. (photography) lens board
    Synonym: Objektivplatine
  4. small plate used for certain early industrial textile machines
  5. flat block of metal that is to be rolled out into thin sheets

Declension
Declension of Platine [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Platine die Platinen
genitive einer der Platine der Platinen
dative einer der Platine den Platinen
accusative eine die Platine die Platinen

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Further reading
  • “Platine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Platine” in Duden online
  • “Platine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Platine”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2024
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