mirabilis

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English

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Etymology

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From the genus name, from Latin mīrābilis. Doublet of mirable.

Noun

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mirabilis (plural mirabilises)

  1. (botany) Any of the plant genus Mirabilis; a four-o'clock.

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From mīror (to marvel at) +‎ -bilis (-able), from mīrus (wonderful).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mīrābilis (neuter mīrābile, adverb mīrābiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, remarkable, amazing
  2. glorious
  3. miracle
  4. miraculous

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative mīrābilis mīrābile mīrābilēs mīrābilia
Genitive mīrābilis mīrābilium
Dative mīrābilī mīrābilibus
Accusative mīrābilem mīrābile mīrābilēs
mīrābilīs
mīrābilia
Ablative mīrābilī mīrābilibus
Vocative mīrābilis mīrābile mīrābilēs mīrābilia

Derived terms

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References

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  • mirabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mirabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mirabilis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • mirabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.