Latin edit

Etymology edit

ad- +‎ mīror

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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 edit

   Conjugation of admīror (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present admīror admīrāris,
admīrāre
admīrātur admīrāmur admīrāminī admīrantur
imperfect admīrābar admīrābāris,
admīrābāre
admīrābātur admīrābāmur admīrābāminī admīrābantur
future admīrābor admīrāberis,
admīrābere
admīrābitur admīrābimur admīrābiminī admīrābuntur
perfect admīrātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect admīrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect admīrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present admīrer admīrēris,
admīrēre
admīrētur admīrēmur admīrēminī admīrentur
imperfect admīrārer admīrārēris,
admīrārēre
admīrārētur admīrārēmur admīrārēminī admīrārentur
perfect admīrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect admīrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present admīrāre admīrāminī
future admīrātor admīrātor admīrantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives admīrārī admīrātum esse admīrātūrum esse
participles admīrāns admīrātus admīrātūrus admīrandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
admīrandī admīrandō admīrandum admīrandō admīrātum admīrātū

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

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

References edit

  • 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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016