tatterig

German

Etymology

tattern +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Declension

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Further reading

“tatterig” in Duden online

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