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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French plafond.
Pronunciation
Noun
Plafond m (strong, genitive Plafonds, plural Plafonds)
- (regional outside Austria) flat ceiling
1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 86:»Das weiß ich noch nicht; aber ein großes Gut muß er haben … Ach, wie freue ich mich darauf, Kinder! Ich werde um fünf Uhr aufstehen und wirtschaften …« Sie zog die Bettdecke über sich und sah träumend zum Plafond empor.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (finance) maximum (in granting loans, etc.)
Declension
Further reading
- “Plafond” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Plafond” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Plafond” in Duden online