Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1116.mīrus on page 1116
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mīrus extraordinary
mīrus is a Latin Adjective that primarily means extraordinary.
Definitions for mīrus
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
wonderful, surprising, extraordinary
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
Extraordinary, remarkable, astonishing (often = remarkably great, good, etc.): (a) (of things). (b) (of persons). (c) ~is modis, ~um in modum, ~o modo, etc., in a remarkable manner, amazingly. (d) (neut. sg. parenth. or introducing a statement) strange to say; (in replies) amazing! you surprise me!
- 2
(in certain neg. phrs.): (a) nec or non ~um, (and) no wonder, it is not surprising. (b) nisi ~um est, short of a miracle; sim. ni ~um (see NIMIRVM). (c) non ~um facis (and sim.), there is nothing strange in what you do.
- 3
(neut. as pred., of various cls., etc.): (a) (w, acc. and inf.; also, simple inf.). (b) (w. indir. qu.), (ellipt.) ~um quam or quantum, to an amazing degree, extraordinarily (and sim). (c) (w. quod), (d) (w. si.). (e) ~um (est) ni (nisi), (w. ind.) I should be surprised if..not, I feel sure that; (iron., w. subj.) = ~um quin (see next). (f) ~um quin + subj., (in iron. retorts) it is a wonder that..not, no doubt.
Sentences with mīrus
Latin to English
Quid mirum, noscere mundum si possunt homines, quibus est et mundus in ipsis, exemplumque dei quisque est in imagine parva?Compare Who can wonder that the world is known so well by man, since himself is one? The same composure in his form is shewed, and man's the little image of the God.
Mirum videtur quod sit factum iam diu?Compare Does it seem marvelous because it was done long ago?
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 481.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1116.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "mīrus, mīra, mīrum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/mirus-mira-mirum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 481.on page 481
