zetern

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German zēter, originally an interjection to ask for help when being robbed or attacked which, per Törnquist, comes from ze æhte her. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtseː.tɐn/ === Verb === zetern (weak, third-person singular present zetert, past tense zeterte, past participle gezetert, auxiliary haben) (derogatory) to express dissatisfaction; to nag; to scold. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Zetern === Further reading === “zetern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “zetern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon