tatschen

== German == === Etymology === From a variant of Middle High German tetschen, of imitative origin. Compare also patschen, klatschen. Not related with English touch (except to the degree that the underlying Latin *tuccāre may ultimately also be imitative). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtatʃən/, [ˈta.t͡ʃn̩] Hyphenation: tat‧schen === Verb === tatschen (weak, third-person singular present tatscht, past tense tatschte, past participle getatscht, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to paw, to touch clumsily (especially with the palm of the hand) (intransitive) to touch inappropriately, to be touchy-feely, to grope (may but need not necessarily be sexual; tends to have a less harsh sound than grapschen) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Tatschen, Tatscher antatschen, betatschen (transitive) tätscheln ==== Related terms ==== tappen tasten titschen === Further reading === “tatschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “tatschen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “tatschen” in Duden online