trembler

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English

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Etymology

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From tremble +‎ -er.

Noun

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trembler (plural tremblers)

  1. One who, or that which, trembles.
  2. Any of various New World passerine birds of the family Mimidae.
  3. The vibrating hammer, or spring contact piece of a hammer break, as of the electric ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French trembler, from Old French trambler, trembler, from Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere (one of the sources of French craindre). Morphological doublet of trémuler.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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trembler

  1. to tremble, shake

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French trembler, trambler.

Verb

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trembler

  1. to tremble; to quiver; to shake

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • French: trembler

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin tremulāre, ultimately from Latin tremere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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trembler

  1. to tremble
    • c. 1250, Rustebuef, L'Ave Marie Rustebuef:
      Au Jugement,
      Quant il fera si aigrement
      Tout le monde communement
      Trambler come fueille,
      On the day of Judgment
      When he will bitterly
      Make everyone
      Tremble like a leaf

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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