tattern

German

Etymology

Ultimately probably from Proto-Germanic *taltrōną, *taltōną (to sway, dangle, hesitate), from Proto-Indo-European *del-, *dul- (to shake, hesitate). Compare Dutch touteren (to tremble), English dodder, Norwegian dialectal totra (to quiver, shake).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtatɐn]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: tat‧tern

Verb

tattern (weak, third-person singular present tattert, past tense tatterte, past participle getattert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, of the fingers or whole body) to shake, to tremble

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Further reading

  • tattern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • tattern” in Duden online