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mirabilis

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See also: Mirabilis

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.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative mīrābilis mīrābile mīrābilēs mīrābilia
genitive mīrābilis mīrābilium
dative mīrābilī mīrābilibus
accusative mīrābilem mīrābile mīrābilīs
mīrābilēs 		mīrābilia
ablative mīrābilī mīrābilibus
vocative mīrābilis mīrābile mīrābilēs mīrābilia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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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, 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.
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