Tattergreis

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Tat‧ter‧greis

Noun

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

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) dodderer
    Synonym: Tatterich

Declension

Declension of Tattergreis
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.

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