admiror

Latin

Etymology

    ad- +‎ mīror

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    admīror (present infinitive admīrārī, perfect active admīrātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

    1. To admire or respect
      Synonyms: laudō, collaudō, mīrō, amplificō, augeō, suspiciō, praedicō, intueor
    2. To regard with wonder
    3. To be surprised at; to be astonished
      Synonyms: attonō, astupeō, mīror, obstupēscō, stupēscō, stupeō, dēfīgō

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • Albanian: admiroj
    • Catalan: admirar
    • English: admire
    • French: admirer
    • Galician: admirar
    • Italian: ammirare
    • Portuguese: admirar
    • Romanian: admira
    • Spanish: admirar

    References

    • admiror”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • admiror”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • admiror”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • admiror in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016