zittern

English

Noun

zittern (plural zitterns)

  1. Alternative form of cittern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zitern, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German *zitarōn, zittarōn, from Proto-Germanic *titrōną. Cognate with Icelandic titra, English teeter (and possibly dither).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪtɐn/
  • (file)

Verb

zittern (weak, third-person singular present zittert, past tense zitterte, past participle gezittert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to shiver, to tremble, to vibrate

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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