mirus, mira, mirum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
wonderful, strange, remarkable, amazing, surprising, extraordinary;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | mirus | miri |
| Gen. | miri | mirorum |
| Dat. | miro | — |
| Acc. | mirum | miros |
| Voc. | mire | miri |
| Abl. | miro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | mira | mirae |
| Gen. | mirae | mirarum |
| Dat. | mirae | — |
| Acc. | miram | miras |
| Voc. | mira | mirae |
| Abl. | mira | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | mirum | mira |
| Gen. | miri | mirorum |
| Dat. | miro | — |
| Acc. | mirum | mira |
| Voc. | mirum | mira |
| Abl. | miro | — |
Examples
- M
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...optimis studiis inter praecipuos et pingendi fingendique idem mirus artifex fuit. VII. Similis in statuis differentia. Nam duriora..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...foro diserti comparandus, in adfectibus vero cum omnibus mirus, tum in iis qui miseratione constant facile praecipuus. LXIX..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...repetes mox, sive est naturae hoc sive artis, mirus utroque.' 'quin id erat curae, quo pacto cuncta tenerem..." - P
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...cuius manu tot legiones, immensa sociorum auxilia, mirus apud populum favor, habere imperium quam exspectare mallet. dabat..."