verbfirst/second-declension participle
tremendus
tremendus (feminine tremenda, neuter tremendum)
Classical[trɛˈmɛn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[treˈmɛn.dus]
Meaning
- participlewhich is to be trembled, shaken, or shuddered at, awe-inspiring
- participleterrible, horrific
trĕmendus, a, um, v. tremo
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tremendus adj.
P. of tremo, to be dreaded, fearful, dreadful, frightful, formidable, terrible, tremendous : rex, V.: oculi, O.: Alpes, H.: Carmentis monita, V.
Origins
Future passive participle (gerundive) of tremō (“to tremble, shake, or shudder at”).
Descendants
- Catalantremend
- Englishtremendous
- Italiantremendo
- Portuguesetremendo
- Spanishtremendo
- Galiciantremendo
In English words that came into English from tremendus
- tremendoustremendus