Tattergreis
German, noun[ˈtatɐˌɡʁaɪ̯s]
Tattergreis is spelled T-A-T-T-E-R-G-R-E-I-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written German, the 401,709th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tattergreis is a German masculine noun meaning “dodderer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zittriger, alter, gebrechlicher Mann”.
What does Tattergreis mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatorymasculinedodderer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zittriger, alter, gebrechlicher Mann
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 Tattergreis
- Tattergreises genitive
- Tattergreise plural
- Tattergreisin feminine
- Tattergreisen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tattergreis?
- [ˈtatɐˌɡʁaɪ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Tattergreis in German?
Tattergreis appears about once in every 45 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).