pladdern

== German == === Etymology === From Low German pladdern, with shortening before -er- (as e.g. in verheddern) from Middle Low German plāderen. Cognate with Middle Dutch pladeren (dialectal Dutch plaaieren, plaren). Ultimately of onomatopoeic origin; compare plätschern, prasseln. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpladərn/, [ˈpla.dɐn] === Verb === pladdern (weak, third-person singular present pladdert, past tense pladderte, past participle gepladdert, auxiliary haben or sein) (northern and central Germany, intransitive, of a liquid, e.g. rain) to pour down heavily and loudly ==== Conjugation ====