Plane

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See also: plane, plané, plañe, pláne, pláně, and Pläne

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplaːnə/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German blā, blahe, from Old High German blaha, from Proto-Germanic *blahwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlok-. The modern form is East Central German with intrusive -n- (taken from the Middle High German genitive-dative blān, blahen) and sporadic p- for initial b-. Related with Icelandic blæja (“veil”). Not related with plan (“planar, flat, smooth”), though it may be associated with it.

Noun

Plane f (genitive Plane, plural Planen)

  1. tarpaulin, awning (large sheet of waterproof material used as covering)
Declension
Declension of Plane
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Plane die Planen
genitive einer der Plane der Planen
dative einer der Plane den Planen
accusative eine die Plane die Planen
Alternative forms
Hyponyms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Plane

  1. (archaic) dative singular of Plan
    Synonym: Plan
  2. (obsolete) plural of Plan
    Synonym: Pläne

Further reading

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