miror

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mīrus (“remarkable, astonishing”), from Proto-Italic *smeiros, from Proto-Indo-European *sméyros (“laughing, smiling”), from *(s)mey- (“to laugh, to be glad”).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

mīror (present infinitive mīrārī or mīrārier, perfect active mīrātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. (transitive) to be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at
    Synonyms: astupeō, admīror, obstupēscō, stupeō, stupēscō, attonō, dēfīgō
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.421–422:
      Mīrātur mōlem Aenēās, māgālia quondam;
      mīrātur portās, strepitumque, et strāta viārum.
      Aeneas marvels massive construction, once huts; he admires its gateways, and such noisy activity, and the pavement of its streets.
      (Exemplifies anaphora.)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of mīror (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mīror mīrāris,
mīrāre 		mīrātur mīrāmur mīrāminī mīrantur
imperfect mīrābar mīrābāris,
mīrābāre 		mīrābātur mīrābāmur mīrābāminī mīrābantur
future mīrābor mīrāberis,
mīrābere 		mīrābitur mīrābimur mīrābiminī mīrābuntur
perfect mīrātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect mīrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect mīrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mīrer mīrēris,
mīrēre 		mīrētur mīrēmur mīrēminī mīrentur
imperfect mīrārer mīrārēris,
mīrārēre 		mīrārētur mīrārēmur mīrārēminī mīrārentur
perfect mīrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect mīrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — mīrāre — — mīrāminī —
future — mīrātor mīrātor — — mīrantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present mīrārī,
mīrārier1 		— mīrāns —
future mīrātūrum esse — mīrātūrus mīrandus
perfect mīrātum esse — mīrātus —
future perfect mīrātum fore — — —
perfect potential mīrātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
mīrandī mīrandō mīrandum mīrandō mīrātum mīrātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “miror”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “miror”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • miror in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mīrus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 382
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