German

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Etymology

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tattern +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtatəʁɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [ˈtatəʁɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: tat‧te‧rig
  • Homophone: Tatterich

Adjective

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tatterig (strong nominative masculine singular tatteriger, comparative tatteriger, superlative am tatterigsten)

  1. (colloquial, of the fingers or whole body) shaky, trembly
  2. (colloquial, derogatory, of old people) doddery, doddering

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