Tatterich

German

Etymology

tattern +‎ -ich

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtatəʀɪç]
  • Hyphenation: Tat‧te‧rich
  • Homophone: tatterig

Noun

Tatterich m (genitive Tatterichs or Tatteriches, plural Tatteriche)

  1. (colloquial, uncountable, idiomatic) shakes
    • 1902, Alfred Funke, Aus Deutsch-Brasilien, B. G. Teubner, page 184:
      Ich sage euch, der Kerl hat den Tatterich in den Fingern, als ob er in der Luft Klavier spiele […]
      I tell you, the fellow has the shakes in the fingers, as if he played piano in the air […]
  2. (colloquial, countable, derogatory) dodderer

Declension
Declension of Tatterich
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tatterich die Tatteriche
genitive eines des Tatteriches,
Tatterichs		 der Tatteriche
dative einem dem Tatterich,
Tatteriche1		 den Tatterichen
accusative einen den Tatterich die Tatteriche
1Now uncommon, see notes

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