miror

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmiː.ror/, [ˈmiː.rɔr]

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) I am astonished at, marvel at, admire, am amazed at, wonder at.

Inflection
   Conjugation of miror (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 active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives mīrārī, mīrārier1 mīrātus esse mīrātūrus esse — — —
participles mīrāns mīrātus mīrātūrus — — mīrandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
mīrārī, mīrārier1 mīrandī mīrandō mīrandum mīrātum mīrātū

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

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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, page 382
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