mirabilia
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin mīrābilia
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
- meraviglia
- mirabile
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
- 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)