contremisco

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From con- +‎ tremīscō (shake, tremble at).

Pronunciation

Verb

contremīscō (present infinitive contremīscere, perfect active contremuī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive) to tremble all over
  2. (intransitive, rare) to waver
  3. (intransitive) to be afraid of

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Spanish: contremecer

References

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