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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

yatter en · NOUN

Etymology

Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter. Cognate with Scots yatter, yater (“to nag, chide”), Norwegian Nynorsk jaddre (“to jabber”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Natter; prattle; mindless chatter.

Forms

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yatters Number=Plur lexicographic

yatter en · VERB

Etymology

Imitative, perhaps from/suggested by yap/yammer + chatter. Cognate with Scots yatter, yater (“to nag, chide”), Norwegian Nynorsk jaddre (“to jabber”).

Meanings

  1. To natter; to prattle; to chatter mindlessly.

Forms

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yatters Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
yattering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yattered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
yattered Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

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