Tattergreis
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tattern (“to shake, to tremble”) + Greis (“old man”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Tattergreis m (strong, genitive Tattergreises, plural Tattergreise, feminine Tattergreisin)
- (colloquial, derogatory) dodderer
- Synonym: Tatterich
Declension
[edit]Declension of Tattergreis [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Tattergreis | die | Tattergreise |
genitive | eines | des | Tattergreises | der | Tattergreise |
dative | einem | dem | Tattergreis, Tattergreise1 | den | Tattergreisen |
accusative | einen | den | Tattergreis | die | Tattergreise |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Tattergreis” in Duden online