tremendus

Latin

Etymology

Future passive participle (gerundive) of tremō (“I tremble, shake, or shudder at”).

Pronunciation

Participle

tremendus (feminine tremenda, neuter tremendum); first/second-declension participle

  1. which is to be trembled, shaken, or shuddered at, awe-inspiring
  2. terrible, horrific

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative tremendus tremenda tremendum tremendī tremendae tremenda
genitive tremendī tremendae tremendī tremendōrum tremendārum tremendōrum
dative tremendō tremendae tremendō tremendīs
accusative tremendum tremendam tremendum tremendōs tremendās tremenda
ablative tremendō tremendā tremendō tremendīs
vocative tremende tremenda tremendum tremendī tremendae tremenda

Descendants

  • Catalan: tremend
  • English: tremendous
  • Galician: tremendo
  • Italian: tremendo
  • Portuguese: tremendo
  • Spanish: tremendo

References

  • “tremendus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “tremendus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tremendus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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