zittern
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]zittern (plural zitterns)
- Alternative form of cittern
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Verb
[edit]zittern (weak, third-person singular present zittert, past tense zitterte, past participle gezittert, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | zittern | ||||
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present participle | zitternd | ||||
past participle | gezittert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zittre ich zittere ich zitter |
wir zittern | i | ich zittere ich zittre |
wir zittern |
du zitterst | ihr zittert | du zitterest du zittrest |
ihr zitteret ihr zittret | ||
er zittert | sie zittern | er zittere er zittre |
sie zittern | ||
preterite | ich zitterte | wir zitterten | ii | ich zitterte1 | wir zitterten1 |
du zittertest | ihr zittertet | du zittertest1 | ihr zittertet1 | ||
er zitterte | sie zitterten | er zitterte1 | sie zitterten1 | ||
imperative | zittre (du) zitter (du) zittere (du) |
zittert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Zitteraal, Zitterarm, Zitterbein, Zitterfuß, Zitterhand, Zitterpappel, Zitterspinne
- Armzittern, Frostzittern, Kältezittern, Kniezittern, Prüfungszittern
Further reading
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