lottern
German, verb/ˈlɔtɐn/
lottern is spelled L-O-T-T-E-R-N (7 letters). Lottern is a German verb meaning “to loiter, to indulge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen ausschweifenden Lebenswandel haben”.
What does lottern mean in English?
verb
- 1
datedto loiter, to indulge
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. einen ausschweifenden Lebenswandel haben 2. schlendern, bummeln, sich herumtreiben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lottern
- lottert present singular third-person
- lotterte past
- gelottert participle past
- haben auxiliary
- lotternd participle present
- lottre first-person indicative present
- lottere first-person indicative present
- lotter first-person indicative present
- lotterst indicative present second-person
- lotterest second-person singular subjunctive
- lottrest second-person singular subjunctive
- lotteret plural second-person subjunctive
- lottret plural second-person subjunctive
- lotterten first-person indicative plural
- lottertest indicative preterite second-person
- lottertet indicative plural preterite
- lotter! imperative singular
- lottere! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lottern?
- /ˈlɔtɐn/
- [ˈlɔtɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.