trembler

English

Etymology

tremble +‎ -er

Noun

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.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Middle French trembler, 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 (whence French craindre); cf. tremulus. Doublet with trémuler, a borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃.ble/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophones: tremblai, tremblé, tremblez

Verb

trembler

  1. to tremble, shake

Conjugation
Conjugation of trembler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle tremblant
/tʁɑ̃.blɑ̃/
past participle tremblé
/tʁɑ̃.ble/
infinitive
simple trembler
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple tremblant
/tʁɑ̃.blɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(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/
past historic2 tremblai
/tʁɑ̃.ble/		 tremblas
/tʁɑ̃.bla/		 trembla
/tʁɑ̃.bla/		 tremblâmes
/tʁɑ̃.blam/		 tremblâtes
/tʁɑ̃.blat/		 tremblèrent
/tʁɑ̃.blɛʁ/
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/
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/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present tremble
/tʁɑ̃bl/		 trembles
/tʁɑ̃bl/		 tremble
/tʁɑ̃bl/		 tremblions
/tʁɑ̃.bli.jɔ̃/		 trembliez
/tʁɑ̃.bli.je/		 tremblent
/tʁɑ̃bl/
imperfect2 tremblasse
/tʁɑ̃.blas/		 tremblasses
/tʁɑ̃.blas/		 tremblât
/tʁɑ̃.bla/		 tremblassions
/tʁɑ̃.bla.sjɔ̃/		 tremblassiez
/tʁɑ̃.bla.sje/		 tremblassent
/tʁɑ̃.blas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — tremble
/tʁɑ̃bl/		 — tremblons
/tʁɑ̃.blɔ̃/		 tremblez
/tʁɑ̃.ble/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French trembler, trambler.

Verb

trembler

  1. to tremble; to quiver; to shake

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
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 —

Descendants

Old French

Verb

trembler

  1. 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

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
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 —
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