Tattergreis

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtatɐˌɡʀaɪ̯s]
Hyphenation: Tat‧ter‧greis

Noun

Tattergreis m (genitive Tattergreises, plural Tattergreise, female Tattergreisin)

(colloquial, derogatory) dodderer

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 uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Tatterich

Further reading

Tattergreis in Duden online

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