mirabilia
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin mīrābilia. Doublet of marvel.
Noun
mirabilia pl (plural only)
- 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)
- (chiefly humorous) wonderful or extraordinary things
Related terms
Further reading
- mirabilia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [miː.raːˈbɪ.li.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mi.raˈbiː.li.a]
Adjective
mīrābilia
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mīrābilis
References
- "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)