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
Verb
tremolar (first-person singular present tremolo, first-person singular preterite tremolí, past participle tremolat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/
Conjugation
Derived terms
- tremolament
- tremolejar
Related terms
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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Conjugation

simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | tremolar | aver tremolat | |||||
gerund | tremolant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | tremolat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
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 | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
tremola | tremolem | tremolatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||

simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | tremolar | aver tremolat | |||||
gerund | tremolant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | tremolat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
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 | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
tremola | tremolassiam | tremolatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||

simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | tremolar | aver tremolat | |||||
gerund | tremolant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | tremolat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
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 | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
tremola | tremolem | tremolatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||

simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | tremolar | aver tremolat | |||||
gerund | tremolant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | tremolat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
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 | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
tremola | tremolem | tremolatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||

simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | tremolar | aver tremolat | |||||
gerund | tremolant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | tremolat | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
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 | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
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)
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive tremolar | |||||||
dative | tremolarme | tremolarte | tremolarle, tremolarse | tremolarnos | tremolaros | tremolarles, tremolarse | |
accusative | tremolarme | tremolarte | tremolarlo, tremolarla, tremolarse | tremolarnos | tremolaros | tremolarlos, tremolarlas, tremolarse | |
with gerund tremolando | |||||||
dative | tremolándome | tremolándote | tremolándole, tremolándose | tremolándonos | tremolándoos | tremolándoles, tremolándose | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
accusative | tremólenme | not used | tremólenlo, tremólenla | tremólennos | not used | tremólenlos, tremólenlas, tremólense |
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “temblar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 455
Further reading
- “tremolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014