tremolar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan tremolar, from Late Latin tremulāre, a verb based on Latin tremulus (“shaking, quivering”), itself an adjective based on tremere (“to shudder”). Compare Occitan tremolar, French trembler, Spanish temblar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [tɾə.muˈla]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [tɾə.moˈla]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tɾe.moˈlaɾ]
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

tremolar (first-person singular present tremolo, first-person singular preterite tremolí, past participle tremolat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

to tremble; to shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of tremolar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			tremolar
gerund			tremolant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		tremolat		tremolada
		plural		tremolats		tremolades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	tremolo	tremoles	tremola	tremolem	tremoleu	tremolen
	imperfect	tremolava	tremolaves	tremolava	tremolàvem	tremolàveu	tremolaven
	future	tremolaré	tremolaràs	tremolarà	tremolarem	tremolareu	tremolaran
	preterite	tremolí	tremolares	tremolà	tremolàrem	tremolàreu	tremolaren
	conditional	tremolaria	tremolaries	tremolaria	tremolaríem	tremolaríeu	tremolarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	tremoli	tremolis	tremoli	tremolem	tremoleu	tremolin
	imperfect	tremolés	tremolessis	tremolés	tremoléssim	tremoléssiu	tremolessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	tremola	tremoli	tremolem	tremoleu	tremolin
	negative (no)	—	no tremolis	no tremoli	no tremolem	no tremoleu	no tremolin

Derived terms

Related terms

tremolor

References

“tremolar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“tremolar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin tremulāre, a verb based on Latin tremulus (“shaking, quivering”), itself an adjective based on tremere (“to shudder”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

tremolar

to tremble; to shake

Conjugation

Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		tremolar			aver tremolat
gerund		tremolant			*use gerund of aver* + past participle**
past participle		tremolat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tremoli	tremolas	tremola	tremolam	tremolatz	tremolan
	imperfect	tremolavi	tremolavas	tremolava	tremolàvem	tremolàvetz	tremolavan
	preterite	tremolèri	tremolères	tremolèt	tremolèrem	tremolèretz	tremolèron
	future	tremolarai	tremolaràs	tremolarà	tremolarem	tremolaretz	tremolaràn
	conditional	tremolariái	tremolariás	tremolariá	tremolariam	tremolariatz	tremolarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	tremolèra	tremolèras	tremolèra	tremoleram	tremoleratz	tremolèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	tremole	tremoles	tremole	tremolem	tremoletz	tremolen
	imperfect	tremolèssi	tremolèsses	tremolèsse	tremolèssem	tremolèssetz	tremolèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			tremola		tremolem	tremolatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		tremolar			aver tremolat
gerund		tremolant			*use gerund of aver* + past participle**
past participle		tremolat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tremole	tremoles	tremola	tremolam	tremolatz	tremolon
	imperfect	tremolave	tremolaves	tremolava	tremolaviam	tremolaviatz	tremolavon
	preterite	tremolere	tremoleres	tremolet	tremolem	tremoletz	tremoleron
	future	tremolarai	tremolaràs	tremolará	tremolarem	tremolaretz	tremolarán
	conditional	tremolariá	tremolariás	tremolariá	tremolariam	tremolariatz	tremolarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	tremolèra	tremolèras	tremolèra	tremoleram	tremoleratz	tremolèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	tremole	tremoles	tremole	tremolassiam	tremolassiatz	tremolon
	imperfect	tremolesse	tremolesses	tremolesse	tremolessiam	tremolessiatz	tremolesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			tremola		tremolassiam	tremolatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		tremolar			aver tremolat
gerund		tremolant			*use gerund of aver* + past participle**
past participle		tremolat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tremoli	tremolas	tremola	tremolam	tremolatz	tremolan
	imperfect	tremolavi	tremolavas	tremolava	tremolàvam	tremolàvatz	tremolavan
	preterite	tremolèi	tremolès	tremolè	tremolèm	tremolètz	tremolèn
	future	tremolarèi	tremolaràs	tremolarà	tremolaram	tremolaratz	tremolaràn
	conditional	tremolarí	tremolarés	tremolaré	tremolarem	tremolaretz	tremolarén
	conditional 2nd form¹	tremolèra	tremolèras	tremolèra	tremoleram	tremoleratz	tremolèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	tremoli	tremoles	tremole	tremolem	tremoletz	tremolen
	imperfect	tremolèssi	tremolèsses	tremolèsse	tremolèssem	tremolèssetz	tremolèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			tremola		tremolem	tremolatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		tremolar			aver tremolat
gerund		tremolant			*use gerund of aver* + past participle**
past participle		tremolat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tremole	tremolas	tremola	tremolam	tremolatz	tremolan
	imperfect	tremolava	tremolavas	tremolava	tremolàvam	tremolàvatz	tremolavan
	preterite	tremolei	tremoleras	tremolet	tremolèram	tremolèratz	tremoleran
	future	tremolarai	tremolaràs	tremolará	tremolarem	tremolaretz	tremolarán
	conditional	tremolariá	tremolariàs	tremolariá	tremolariam	tremolariatz	tremolarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	tremolèra	tremolèras	tremolèra	tremoleram	tremoleratz	tremolèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	tremole	tremoles	tremole	tremolem	tremoletz	tremolen
	imperfect	tremolèsse	tremolèsses	tremolèsse	tremolèssem	tremolèssetz	tremolèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			tremola		tremolem	tremolatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		tremolar			aver tremolat
gerund		tremolant			*use gerund of aver* + past participle**
past participle		tremolat			—
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tremole	tremoles	tremola	tremolam	tremolatz	tremolan
	imperfect	tremolavi	tremolavas	tremolava	tremolàvem	tremolàvetz	tremolavan
	preterite	tremolère	tremolères	tremolèt	tremoleriam	tremoleriatz	tremolèron
	future	tremolarai	tremolaràs	tremolarà	tremolarem	tremolaretz	tremolaràn
	conditional	tremolariáu	tremolariás	tremolariá	tremolariam	tremolariatz	tremolarián
	conditional 2nd form¹	tremolèra	tremolèras	tremolèra	tremoleram	tremoleratz	tremolèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	tremole	tremoles	tremole	tremolem	tremoletz	tremolan
	imperfect	tremolèsse	tremolèsses	tremolèsse	tremolessiam	tremolessiatz	tremolèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
imperative			tremola		tremolem	tremolatz	¹Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Spanish

Etymology

Probably taken from Aragonese tremolar, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere. Doublet of the inherited Castilian temblar.^[1] Compare Catalan tremolar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɾemoˈlaɾ/ [t̪ɾe.moˈlaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: tre‧mo‧lar

Verb

tremolar (first-person singular present tremolo, first-person singular preterite tremolé, past participle tremolado)

to sway
to flutter about
(transitive) to wave

Conjugation

Conjugation of tremolar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			tremolar
gerund			tremolando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		tremolado		tremolada
		plural		tremolados		tremoladas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tremolo	tremolas^{^tú} tremolás^{^vos}	tremola	tremolamos	tremoláis	tremolan
	imperfect	tremolaba	tremolabas	tremolaba	tremolábamos	tremolabais	tremolaban
	preterite	tremolé	tremolaste	tremoló	tremolamos	tremolasteis	tremolaron
	future	tremolaré	tremolarás	tremolará	tremolaremos	tremolaréis	tremolarán
	conditional	tremolaría	tremolarías	tremolaría	tremolaríamos	tremolaríais	tremolarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tremole	tremoles^{^tú} tremolés^{^vos²}	tremole	tremolemos	tremoléis	tremolen
	imperfect (ra)	tremolara	tremolaras	tremolara	tremoláramos	tremolarais	tremolaran
	imperfect (se)	tremolase	tremolases	tremolase	tremolásemos	tremolaseis	tremolasen
	future¹	tremolare	tremolares	tremolare	tremoláremos	tremolareis	tremolaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		tremola^{^tú} tremolá^{^vos}	tremole	tremolemos	tremolad	tremolen
	negative		no tremoles	no tremole	no tremolemos	no tremoléis	no tremolen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of tremolar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive tremolar	dative	tremolarme	tremolarte	tremolarle, tremolarse	tremolarnos	tremolaros	tremolarles, tremolarse
with infinitive tremolar	accusative	tremolarme	tremolarte	tremolarlo, tremolarla, tremolarse	tremolarnos	tremolaros	tremolarlos, tremolarlas, tremolarse

with gerund tremolando	dative	tremolándome	tremolándote	tremolándole, tremolándose	tremolándonos	tremolándoos	tremolándoles, tremolándose
with gerund tremolando	accusative	tremolándome	tremolándote	tremolándolo, tremolándola, tremolándose	tremolándonos	tremolándoos	tremolándolos, tremolándolas, tremolándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative tremola	dative	tremólame	tremólate	tremólale	tremólanos	not used	tremólales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tremola	accusative	tremólame	tremólate	tremólalo, tremólala	tremólanos	not used	tremólalos, tremólalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative tremolá	dative	tremolame	tremolate	tremolale	tremolanos	not used	tremolales
	accusative	tremolame	tremolate	tremolalo, tremolala	tremolanos	not used	tremolalos, tremolalas

with formal second-person singular imperative tremole	dative	tremóleme	not used	tremólele, tremólese	tremólenos	not used	tremóleles
with formal second-person singular imperative tremole	accusative	tremóleme	not used	tremólelo, tremólela, tremólese	tremólenos	not used	tremólelos, tremólelas

with first-person plural imperative tremolemos	dative	not used	tremolémoste	tremolémosle	tremolémonos	tremolémoos	tremolémosles
with first-person plural imperative tremolemos	accusative	not used	tremolémoste	tremolémoslo, tremolémosla	tremolémonos	tremolémoos	tremolémoslos, tremolémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative tremolad	dative	tremoladme	not used	tremoladle	tremoladnos	tremolaos	tremoladles
with informal second-person plural imperative tremolad	accusative	tremoladme	not used	tremoladlo, tremoladla	tremoladnos	tremolaos	tremoladlos, tremoladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative tremolen	dative	tremólenme	not used	tremólenle	tremólennos	not used	tremólenles, tremólense
with formal second-person plural imperative tremolen	accusative	tremólenme	not used	tremólenlo, tremólenla	tremólennos	not used	tremólenlos, tremólenlas, tremólense

References

^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983) “temblar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 455

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