rattern

German

Etymology

17th century, from Middle Low German *rateren (modern Low German ratern), variant of rettelen, *ratelen, from a frequentative of Proto-Germanic *hratōną. Doublet of German rasseln. See English rattle for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁatɐn/
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Verb

rattern (weak, third-person singular present rattert, past tense ratterte, past participle gerattert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rattle; chatter; clatter

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “rattern” in Duden online
  • “rattern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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