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Galician
Etymology 1
From Latin tremendus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
tremendo (feminine tremenda, masculine plural tremendos, feminine plural tremendas)
- awful, dreadful, terrifying, terrible
- tremendous, enormous
- Antonyms: mínimo, minúsculo
- surprising
Synonyms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tremendo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tremendo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tremendo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
tremendo
- gerund of tremer
Italian
Etymology
From Latin tremendus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /treˈmɛn.do/
- Rhymes: -ɛndo
- Hyphenation: tre‧mèn‧do
Adjective
tremendo (feminine tremenda, masculine plural tremendi, feminine plural tremende)
- terrible, awful, dreadful (all senses)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
tremendō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tremendus
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese tremendo and Spanish tremendo.
Adjective
tremendo
- tremendous
- very good
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin tremendus.
Adjective
tremendo (feminine tremenda, masculine plural tremendos, feminine plural tremendas)
- tremendous (very large or great)
Tenho uma tremenda quantidade de trabalho para fazer.- I have got a tremendous amount of work to do.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
tremendo
- gerund of tremer
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin tremendus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾeˈmendo/
- Rhymes: -endo
- Syllabification: tre‧men‧do
Adjective
tremendo (feminine tremenda, masculine plural tremendos, feminine plural tremendas)
- tremendous
- Synonym: formidable
Derived terms
Further reading