mirabilia

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin mīrābilia

Noun

mirabilia pl (plural only)

  1. Wonderful or extraordinary things; marvels.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin mīrābilia, neuter plural form of the adjective mīrābilis (wonderful, marvelous). Doublet of meraviglia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.raˈbi.lja/
  • Rhymes: -ilja
  • Hyphenation: mi‧ra‧bì‧lia

Noun

mirabilia f pl (plural only)

  1. (chiefly humorous) wonderful or extraordinary things

Further reading

  • mirabilia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /miː.raːˈbi.li.a/, [miːräːˈbɪlʲiä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mi.raˈbi.li.a/, [miräˈbiːliä]

Adjective

mīrābilia

  1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mīrābilis

References

  • [http://ducange.enc.sorbonne.fr/MIRABILIA mirabilia] 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)
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