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verbthird conjugation, no supine stem

contremīscō

contremīscō (present infinitive contremīscere, perfect active contremuī)
Classical[kɔn.trɛˈmiːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[kon.treˈmis.ko]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto tremble all over
  2. intransitiverareto waver
  3. intransitiveto be afraid of

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.contremīscōcontremīscēbamcontremīscamcontremuīcontremueramcontremuerō
2nd sg.contremīsciscontremīscēbāscontremīscēscontremuistīcontremuerāscontremueris
3rd sg.contremīscitcontremīscēbatcontremīscetcontremuitcontremueratcontremuerit
1st pl.contremīscimuscontremīscēbāmuscontremīscēmuscontremuimuscontremuerāmuscontremuerimus
2nd pl.contremīscitiscontremīscēbātiscontremīscētiscontremuistiscontremuerātiscontremueritis
3rd pl.contremīscuntcontremīscēbantcontremīscentcontremuērunt
contremuēre		contremuerantcontremuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.contremīscamcontremīsceremcontremuerimcontremuissem
2nd sg.contremīscāscontremīscerēscontremuerīscontremuissēs
3rd sg.contremīscatcontremīsceretcontremueritcontremuisset
1st pl.contremīscāmuscontremīscerēmuscontremuerīmuscontremuissēmus
2nd pl.contremīscātiscontremīscerētiscontremuerītiscontremuissētis
3rd pl.contremīscantcontremīscerentcontremuerintcontremuissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.contremīscorcontremīscēbarcontremīscar
2nd sg.contremīsceris
contremīscere		contremīscēbāris
contremīscēbāre		contremīscēris
contremīscēre
3rd sg.contremīsciturcontremīscēbāturcontremīscētur
1st pl.contremīscimurcontremīscēbāmurcontremīscēmur
2nd pl.contremīsciminīcontremīscēbāminīcontremīscēminī
3rd pl.contremīscunturcontremīscēbanturcontremīscentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.contremīscarcontremīscerer
2nd sg.contremīscāris
contremīscāre		contremīscerēris
contremīscerēre
3rd sg.contremīscāturcontremīscerētur
1st pl.contremīscāmurcontremīscerēmur
2nd pl.contremīscāminīcontremīscerēminī
3rd pl.contremīscanturcontremīscerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.contremīscecontremīscere
pres. 2nd pl.contremīscitecontremīsciminī
fut. 2nd sg.contremīscitōcontremīscitor
fut. 3rd sg.contremīscitōcontremīscitor
fut. 2nd pl.contremīscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.contremīscuntōcontremīscuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecontremīscerecontremīscī
perfect infinitivecontremuisse—
present participlecontremīscēns—
future participle—contremīscendus
contremīscundus
gerundcontremīscendī, contremīscendō, contremīscendum

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

omnibus artubus contremiscere
to tremble in every limb.

con-trĕmisco, mŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. and a.
I. Neutr., to tremble all over, to shake, quake (rare but class.): totā mente atque omnibus artubus, Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 121; cf.: toto corpore contremisco, Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4: contremuere, Lucr. 3, 835; Cic. Div. 1, 28, 58; Verg. A. 7, 515; Ov. M. 8, 761.—
B. Transf., of abstract subjects (rare): cujus in meā causā numquam fides virtusque contremuit, i. e. have never wavered, Cic. Sest. 31, 68: quid contremescis senectus, Sen. Contr. 3, 11, 1.—
II. Act., aliquid, to shake on account of something, to tremble at a thing, be afraid of (perh. not ante-Aug.): non contremiscamus injurias, non vulnera, etc., Sen. Ep. 65, 24; Sid. Ep. 9, 11: periculum, * Hor. C. 2, 12, 8: Hannibalem Italia contremuit, Just. 32, 4, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincontremīscō

Latin tremō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin -īscō Latin tremīscō Latin contremīscō From con- + tremīscō (“shake, tremble at”).

Descendants
  • Italiancontremiscere
  • Spanishcontremecer

Quick answers

What does contremīscō mean in Latin?
contremīscō, a verb, means “to tremble all over; to waver; to be afraid of”.
What are the principal parts of contremīscō?
contremīscō, contremīscere, contremuī (third conjugation, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce contremīscō?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.trɛˈmiːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.treˈmis.ko].
Where does contremīscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin contremīscō.