Tattergreis

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German

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Etymology

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tattern (“to shake, to tremble”) +‎ Greis (“old man”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtatɐˌɡʁaɪ̯s]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tat‧ter‧greis

Noun

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Tattergreis m (strong, genitive Tattergreises, plural Tattergreise, feminine Tattergreisin)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) dodderer
    Synonym: Tatterich

Declension

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Declension of Tattergreis [masculine, strong]
singular plural
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

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