Mira

See also: mira, míra, mirá, mirà, Míra, and mīra

English

Etymology 1

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1662, from Latin mīrus (“wonderful, surprising”).

Proper noun

Mira

1. (astronomy) A binary star in the constellation Cetus, Omicron (ο) Ceti. The system contains a variable red giant and a white dwarf. Its brightness varies from a magnitude 2 at its brightest to a magnitude 10 at its dimmest.

   Hypernym: binary star

   • 2008, Helge Kragh, The Moon that Wasn't: The Saga of Venus' Spurious Satellite, Springer Science & Business Media (→ISBN), page 80:

     The favoured explanation, adopted by Maraldi, was based on the assumption that the star was rotating and composed of two different parts, a bright and a dark region; if so, it might only be visible when the bright region turned towards Earth. Whatever the explanation, Mira had puzzled the astronomers because of its random character and the irregular periods between its observations.

Translations

star

• Finnish: Mira (fi)
• French: Mira (fr)
• German: Mira
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• Portuguese: Mira (pt) f
• Russian: Мира (ru) (Mira)
• Spanish: Mira

Etymology 2

• Borrowed from Hindi मीरा (mīrā), name of a 16th century Indian poetess, also affectionately called Mirabai.
• As occasionally borne by anglophones in the West, the name may also be borrowed from Slavic, or be a short form of Miranda.

Proper noun

Mira

1. Mirabai, a 16th-century Indian poetess.
2. (by extension) A female given name from India.
   • 1961 V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Penguin Books 1977, →ISBN, page 366:

     Dorothy's daughters were of exceptional beauty and the sisters could complain only that the Hindi names Dorothy had chosen - Mira, Leela, Lena - were meant to pass as Western ones.

Further reading

• Mira on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mira (given name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Amir, Irma, Mari, RIMA, amir, mair, raim, rami, rima

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Faroese

Proper noun

Mira f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Mira: Miruson
• daughter of Mira: Mirudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Mira
Accusative	Miru
Dative	Miru
Genitive	Miru

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Finnish

Etymology

A 20th century invention, borrowed from the Slavic diminutive of female names containing the element *mirъ (“peace”); also explained as a short form of Mirjam, or derived from the Latin name of the star.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmirɑ/, [ˈmirɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: Mi‧ra

Proper noun

Mira

1. a female given name, popular from the 1970s to the 1990s.
2. (astronomy) Mira.

Declension

Inflection of Mira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Mira	Mirat
genitive		Miran	Mirojen
partitive		Miraa	Miroja
illative		Miraan	Miroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Mira	Mirat
accusative	nom.	Mira	Mirat
	gen.	Miran
genitive		Miran	Mirojen Mirain rare
partitive		Miraa	Miroja
inessive		Mirassa	Miroissa
elative		Mirasta	Miroista
illative		Miraan	Miroihin
adessive		Miralla	Miroilla
ablative		Miralta	Miroilta
allative		Miralle	Miroille
essive		Mirana	Miroina
translative		Miraksi	Miroiksi
abessive		Miratta	Miroitta
instructive		—	Miroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Mira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mirani Mirani accusative nom. Mirani Mirani gen. Mirani genitive Mirani Mirojeni Miraini rare partitive Miraani Mirojani inessive Mirassani Miroissani elative Mirastani Miroistani illative Miraani Miroihini adessive Mirallani Miroillani ablative Miraltani Miroiltani allative Miralleni Miroilleni essive Miranani Miroinani translative Mirakseni Miroikseni abessive Mirattani Miroittani instructive — — comitative — Miroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mirasi Mirasi accusative nom. Mirasi Mirasi gen. Mirasi genitive Mirasi Mirojesi Miraisi rare partitive Miraasi Mirojasi inessive Mirassasi Miroissasi elative Mirastasi Miroistasi illative Miraasi Miroihisi adessive Mirallasi Miroillasi ablative Miraltasi Miroiltasi allative Mirallesi Miroillesi essive Miranasi Miroinasi translative Miraksesi Miroiksesi abessive Mirattasi Miroittasi instructive — — comitative — Miroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Miramme Miramme accusative nom. Miramme Miramme gen. Miramme genitive Miramme Mirojemme Miraimme rare partitive Miraamme Mirojamme inessive Mirassamme Miroissamme elative Mirastamme Miroistamme illative Miraamme Miroihimme adessive Mirallamme Miroillamme ablative Miraltamme Miroiltamme allative Mirallemme Miroillemme essive Miranamme Miroinamme translative Miraksemme Miroiksemme abessive Mirattamme Miroittamme instructive — — comitative — Miroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Miranne Miranne accusative nom. Miranne Miranne gen. Miranne genitive Miranne Mirojenne Mirainne rare partitive Miraanne Mirojanne inessive Mirassanne Miroissanne elative Mirastanne Miroistanne illative Miraanne Miroihinne adessive Mirallanne Miroillanne ablative Miraltanne Miroiltanne allative Mirallenne Miroillenne essive Mirananne Miroinanne translative Miraksenne Miroiksenne abessive Mirattanne Miroittanne instructive — — comitative — Miroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Miransa Miransa accusative nom. Miransa Miransa gen. Miransa genitive Miransa Mirojensa Mirainsa rare partitive Miraansa Mirojaan Mirojansa inessive Mirassaan Mirassansa Miroissaan Miroissansa elative Mirastaan Mirastansa Miroistaan Miroistansa illative Miraansa Miroihinsa adessive Mirallaan Mirallansa Miroillaan Miroillansa ablative Miraltaan Miraltansa Miroiltaan Miroiltansa allative Miralleen Mirallensa Miroilleen Miroillensa essive Miranaan Miranansa Miroinaan Miroinansa translative Mirakseen Miraksensa Miroikseen Miroiksensa abessive Mirattaan Mirattansa Miroittaan Miroittansa instructive — — comitative — Miroineen Miroinensa

Anagrams

• Armi, Irma, Mari, Rami, armi, mari, rami, rima

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German

Etymology 1

Proper noun

1. (astronomy) Mira
   • 2007 August 16, “Wundersamer Sprinter im All entdeckt”, in Der Spiegel‎^[1]:

     Astronomen haben an dem schon seit 400 Jahren bekannten Stern Mira eine überraschende Entdeckung gemacht: Der Himmelskörper im Sternbild Walfisch zieht einen kometenartigen Schweif hinter sich her. Er ist mit 13 Lichtjahren mehrere tausend Mal so lang wie unser Sonnensystem. Eine solche Beobachtung sei bisher noch nie gelungen, schreibt das Team um Mark Seibert von der Carnegie Institution im Fachblatt "Nature".

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Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mira f (proper noun, genitive Mira)

1. a female given name

Further reading

• Mira (Stern) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Mira (Vorname) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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Italian

Proper noun

Mira

1. A village in Venezia, Veneto

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *Mira, from Celtiberian *mira, from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiɾɐ/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Homophone: mira

Proper noun

Mira f

1. A village and municipality of Coimbra district, Portugal.

Proper noun

Mira m

1. Mira (a river in Portugal)

Derived terms

• mirense
• Odemira

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

A hypocoristic form of Mirjana, Mirjam

Proper noun

Míra f

1. a female given name.

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Mira

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Casimir.