zittern

English

Pronunciation

Noun

zittern (plural zitterns)

  1. Alternative form of cittern.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zitern, zittern, from Old High German *zitarōn, zittarōn, from Proto-Germanic *titrōną. Cognate with Icelandic titra, English teeter (and possibly dither).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪtɐn/
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Verb

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

  1. to shiver, to tremble, to vibrate

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