mirall

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan mirall~mirayl, from Vulgar Latin *mīrāclum (“mirror”), derived from Latin mīrārī (“look at”). By surface analysis, mirar +‎ -all. Compare Occitan miralh, Old French mirail. Morphological doublet of miracle, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [miˈɾaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, informal) /miˈɾaj/

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -aʎ

Noun

mirall m (plural miralls)

1. mirror

   Synonym: (Valencian) espill

Derived terms

• mirall de popa
• mirall retrovisor

References

• “mirall”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “mirall”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “mirall” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “mirall”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)