[ˈmiː.rɔr], [ˈmiː.ror]
OrigoFrom mīrus (“remarkable, astonishing”), from Proto-Italic *smeiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sméyros (“laughing, smiling”), from *(s)mey- (“to laugh, to be glad”).
- conjugation-1, deponent, transitiveto be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at
“Mīrātur mōlem Aenēās, māgālia quondam;” — [Upon his first sight of Carthage,] Aeneas marvels [at such] massive construction, [where] once [was only] huts; he admires its gateways, and such noisy activity, and the pavement of its streets.
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Formaemīror(canonical) · mīrārī(infinitive, present) · mīrārier(infinitive, present) · mīrātus sum(active, perfect) · mīror(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · mīrāris(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · mīrāre(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · mīrātur(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · mīrāmur(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · mīrāminī(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · mīrantur(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · mīrābar(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · mīrābāris(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · mīrābāre(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · mīrābātur(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · mīrābāmur(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · mīrābāminī(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · mīrābantur(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · mīrābor(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · mīrāberis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular)
Fons: Vicitionarium