tatter

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”). ==== Noun ==== tatter (plural tatters) A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== tatter (third-person singular simple present tatters, present participle tattering, simple past and past participle tattered) (transitive) To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding. (intransitive) To fall into tatters. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From tat +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== tatter (plural tatters) A person engaged in tatting. ===== Translations ===== == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === tatter inflection of tattern: first-person singular present singular imperative