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Webster 1913 Edition
Trembler
Trem′bler
,Noun.
One who trembles.
Webster 1828 Edition
Trembler
TREM'BLER
, n One that trembles.Definition 2024
trembler
trembler
English
Noun
trembler (plural tremblers)
- One who, or that which, trembles.
- Any of various New World passerine birds of the family Mimidae.
- The vibrating hammer, or spring contact piece of a hammer break, as of the electric ignition apparatus for an internal combustion engine.
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From Old French trambler and its variants, from Vulgar Latin tremulāre, present active infinitive of tremulō, a derivate of Classical Latin tremere, present active infinitive of tremō. Doublet with trémuler
Pronunciation
Verb
trembler
Conjugation
Conjugation of trembler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | trembler | avoir tremblé | |||||
gerund | en tremblant | en ayant tremblé | |||||
present participle | tremblant /tʁɑ̃.blɑ̃/ |
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past participle | tremblé /tʁɑ̃.ble/ |
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person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
simple tenses |
present | tremble /tʁɑ̃bl/ |
trembles /tʁɑ̃bl/ |
tremble /tʁɑ̃bl/ |
tremblons /tʁɑ̃.blɔ̃/ |
tremblez /tʁɑ̃.ble/ |
tremblent /tʁɑ̃bl/ |
imperfect | tremblais /tʁɑ̃.blɛ/ |
tremblais /tʁɑ̃.blɛ/ |
tremblait /tʁɑ̃.blɛ/ |
tremblions /tʁɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/ |
trembliez /tʁɑ̃.bli.je/ |
tremblaient /tʁɑ̃.blɛ/ |
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past historic1 | tremblai /tʁɑ̃.ble/ |
tremblas /tʁɑ̃.bla/ |
trembla /tʁɑ̃.bla/ |
tremblâmes /tʁɑ̃.blam/ |
tremblâtes /tʁɑ̃.blat/ |
tremblèrent /tʁɑ̃.blɛʁ/ |
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future | tremblerai /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁe/ |
trembleras /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁa/ |
tremblera /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁa/ |
tremblerons /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/ |
tremblerez /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁe/ |
trembleront /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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conditional | tremblerais /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ |
tremblerais /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ |
tremblerait /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ |
tremblerions /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
trembleriez /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁje/ |
trembleraient /tʁɑ̃.blə.ʁɛ/ |
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compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
simple tenses |
present | tremble /tʁɑ̃bl/ |
trembles /tʁɑ̃bl/ |
tremble /tʁɑ̃bl/ |
tremblions /tʁɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/ |
trembliez /tʁɑ̃.bli.je/ |
tremblent /tʁɑ̃bl/ |
imperfect1 |
tremblasse /tʁɑ̃.blas/ |
tremblasses /tʁɑ̃.blas/ |
tremblât /tʁɑ̃.bla/ |
tremblassions /tʁɑ̃.bla.sjɔ̃/ |
tremblassiez /tʁɑ̃.bla.sje/ |
tremblassent /tʁɑ̃.blas/ |
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compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
— | tremble /tʁɑ̃bl/ |
— | tremblons /tʁɑ̃.blɔ̃/ |
tremblez /tʁɑ̃.ble/ |
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Related terms
Middle French
Verb
trembler
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of trembler
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | trembler | avoir tremblé | |||||
gerund | en tremblant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | tremblant | ||||||
past participle | tremblé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
simple tenses |
present | tremble | trembles | tremble | tremblons | tremblez | tremblent |
imperfect | tremblois, trembloys | tremblois, trembloys | trembloit, trembloyt | tremblions, tremblyons | trembliez, tremblyez | trembloient, trembloyent | |
past historic | trembla | tremblas | trembla | tremblasmes | tremblastes | tremblerent | |
future | tremblerai, trembleray | trembleras | tremblera | tremblerons | tremblerez | trembleront | |
conditional | tremblerois, trembleroys | tremblerois, trembleroys | trembleroit, trembleroyt | tremblerions, trembleryons | trembleriez, trembleryez | trembleroient, trembleroyent | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
simple tenses |
present | tremble | trembles | tremble | tremblons | tremblez | tremblent |
imperfect | tremblasse | tremblasses | tremblast | tremblassions | tremblassiez | tremblassent | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
— | tremble | — | tremblons | tremblez | — |
Old French
Verb
trembler
- Alternative form of trambler
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Equitan
- m'est une anguisse el quer ferue, ki tut le cors me fet trembler
- Such a pain has pierced my heart, that makes my whole body quiver
- m'est une anguisse el quer ferue, ki tut le cors me fet trembler
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Equitan
Conjugation
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.
Conjugation of trembler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | trembler | avoir tremblé | |||||
gerund | en tremblant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | tremblant | ||||||
past participle | tremblé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | tremble | trembles | tremble | tremblons | tremblez | tremblent |
imperfect | trembloie, trembleie, trembloe, trembleve | trembloies, trembleies, trembloes, trembleves | trembloit, trembleit, tremblot, trembleve | trembliiens, trembliens | trembliiez, trembliez | trembloient, trembleient, trembloent, tremblevent | |
preterite | tremblai | tremblas | trembla | tremblames | tremblastes | tremblerent | |
future | tremblerai | trembleras | tremblera | tremblerons | trembleroiz, tremblereiz, tremblerez | trembleront | |
conditional | trembleroie, tremblereie | trembleroies, tremblereies | trembleroit, tremblereit | trembleriiens, trembleriens | trembleriiez, trembleriez | trembleroient, tremblereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | tremble | trembles | tremble | tremblons | tremblez | tremblent |
imperfect | tremblasse | tremblasses | tremblast | tremblissons, tremblissiens | tremblissoiz, tremblissez, tremblissiez | tremblassent | |
compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | tremble | — | tremblons | tremblez | — |