temblar
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Spanish temblar, tembrar, from an original trembrar (via dissimilation), from Late Latin tremulāre, a verb based on Classical Latin tremulus (“quivering”), from tremere (“tremble”). Doublet of tremolar.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
temblar (first-person singular present tiemblo, first-person singular preterite temblé, past participle temblado)
- (intransitive) to tremble, to quiver, to quake, to shudder, to cringe, to quail
- (intransitive) to shake
- (intransitive) to shiver
- (intransitive) to twitch
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of temblar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of temblar (e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms[edit]
- temblar como un flan (“to shake like a leaf”)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “temblar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 454
Further reading[edit]
- “temblar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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