mirus

mīrus, a, um: adj. (mīror), wonderful, wondrous, marvelous, 9.304; strange, 1.354; extraordinary, great, 7.57.

mīrus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. smi; v. miror],

• wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary (class.): mirum et magnum facinus, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 97 (511): mirum me desiderium tenet urbis, Cic. Fam. 2, 11, 11: miris modis odisse aliquem, wonderfully, exceedingly, Ter. Hec. 179; so, miris modis, adverbially, wonderfully, strangely, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 5 (625); id. Men. 5, 7, 50 (1039); id. Rud. 3, 1, 1 (593); id. Merc. 2, 1, 1 (225): mirum in modum conversae sunt hominum mentes, astonishingly, surprisingly, Caes. B. G. 1, 41: sibi mirum videri, quid in suā Galliā populo Romano negotii esset, id. ib. 1, 34.—With a foll. si: minime mirum, si ista res, etc., Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 55: quid mirum in senibus, si infirmi sunt aliquando? id. Sen. 11, 35: mirum quam or quantum, it is wonderful how, how very, how much, i. e. extraordinarily, exceedingly: mirum quam inimicus ibat, ut ego objurgarem, Cic. Att. 15, 40: id, mirum quantum profuit ad concordiam civitatis, Liv. 2, 1; so, mirum ut: mirum dictu, ut sit omnis Sarmatarum virtus velut extra ipsos, Tac. H. 1, 79: mirum ni or nisi, it would be wonderful, I should wonder, I am very much mistaken, if not, i. e. most probably, undoubtedly, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 43 (823): mira sunt, nisi invitavit sese in cena plusculum, id. Am. 1, 1, 127 (279): mira sunt ni Pseudulust, id. Ps. 4, 7, 118 (1220); id. Trin. 4, 2, 19 (861) Brix ad loc.: socer, et medicus me insanire aiebant: quid sit, mira sunt, I wonder what it means, it is incomprehensible to me, id. Men. 5, 7, 56 (1045): mirum ni or quin, undoubtedly, certainly: quid ploras pater? Mirum ni cantem: condemnatus sum, I wonder I don't sing, of course I ought to sing, Naev. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 69, 278: mirum, quin ab avo ejus, aut proavo acciperem, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 125 (967): mirum quin te advorsus dicat, id. Am. 2, 2, 118 (750): quid mirum? what wonder? Ov. A. A. 3, 110.—Comp., only ante-class.: mirior inquam tibi videor, Titin. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll.: quid hoc mirius?Varr. ap. Non. 135, 29.—Subst.: mīra, ōrum, n., wonders, marvels: nimia mira memoras, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 57 (1109): septem mira, the seven wonders of the world, Lact. 3, 24, 1.—Hence, adv.: mīrē, wonderfully, marvellously, strangely, uncommonly, exceedingly (class.): puero municipia mire favent, Cic. Att. 16, 11, 6: factus canis, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 102: laudare, id. 29, 3, 12, § 54: gratus, id. 29, 1, 6, § 13: afficere, Juv. 14, 24.—With a noun: mire opifex, Pers. 6, 3: mire quam illius loci cogitatio delectat, extraordinarily, exceedingly, Cic. Att. 1, 11, 3 (al. mire quantum).

mīrus, a, um, wunderbar, erstaunlich, auffallend, seltsam, alacritas, Cic.: desiderium urbis, Cic.: scientia pugnandi, Vell.: pravitas, Vell.: sibi mirum videri (es käme ihm wunderbar vor), quid in sua Gallia populo Romano negotii esset, Caes.: mirum quid solus secum secreto ille agat, was Wunder its's wohl, was er allein für sich besonders spricht, Plaut.: non mirum fecit, nichts Wunderbares, Ter.: nec mirum est, und das ist kein Wunder, Cic.: neutr. pl. subst., nimia mira memoras, gar zu große Wunderdinge, Plaut.: tanta mira, so große Wunderdinge, Plaut.: septem mira, die sieben Weltwunder, Lact. 3, 24, 1. – Comparat., mirior tibi videor, Titin. com. 161: quid enim hoc mirius? Varro sat. Men. 206. – Besondere Verbndgg.: a) (= θαυμαστὸν οἷον) mirum quam od. quantum, zum Verwundern, erstaunlich, außerordentlich, mirum quam inimicus erat, Cic.: mirum quantum ocior medicina est, Plin.: mirum quantum profuit, Liv.: mit folg. Conjunctiv, mirum quantum fidei fuerit, Liv. – b) als parenthet. Ausruf: mirum, o Wunder! Ov.: u. so quid mirum? was Wunder? Ov. – so auch nec mirum, und (es ist) kein Wunder, Auct. b. Afr. 26, 5 u. 73, 2. – c) mirum ni, es sollte mich wundern, wenn nicht usw. = ich wette, daß, ich stehe dafür, höchst wahrscheinlich, unstreitig, ganz sicher (s. Lorenz Plaut. Pseud. 1196. Wagner Ter. heaut. 663), mirum ni domi est, Ter.: mirum ni cantem? ich soll wohl gar singen? Nov. com. fr.: mirumque esse, ni iam exteriore parte castra hostium oppugnentur, Liv.: so auch mirum nisi, Caecil. com. 101. Ov. met. 7, 12: u. mira sunt, ni etc., Plaut. (s. Brix Plaut. trin. 861). – d) nisi mirumst, wenn es nicht ganz sonderbar hergeht, wenn nicht etwas uns ganz Unerratbares vorliegt, Plaut. Pseud. 1213. Caecil. com. 255. – e) mirum quin m. Konj., eig. ein Wunder, weshalb nicht = das fehlte noch, daß usw., doch wohl nicht gar, mirum quin dicat, Plaut. (vgl. Brix Plaut. trin. 495). – f) mirum est ut m. Konj., es ist wunderbar, auffallend, daß usw., sed ut in cunis fuerit anguis non tam est mirum, Cic. de div. 2, 66: nam mirum dictu, ut sit omnis Sarmatarum virtus velut extra ipsos, Tac. hist. 1, 79: mihi illud videri mirum, ut una illaec capra uxoris simiai dotem ambederit, Plaut. merc. 240. – g) mirum est ut (wie) od. quam (wie) m. Konj., mirum est ut animus agitatione motuque corporis excitetur, Plin. ep. 1, 6, 2 (vgl. 7, 9, 13): mirum est quam efficiat in quod incubuit, Plin. ep. 4, 7, 1. – h) haud mirum est m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., haud mirum est Dareum non temperasse animo, Curt. 5, 9 (26), 9. – i) miris modis, erstaunlich, auffallend, außerordentlich (s. Brix Plaut. trin. 931), odisse, Ter.: m. m. di ludos faciunt hominibus, Plaut.: laudare, Liv.: ebenso mirum in modum, Caes. b. G. 1, 41, 1.

1 mirus v. 2 merus

2 mirus [CL] 1 extraordinary, remarkable, causing wonder; b miraculous, supernatural. c (in place-name). homines ‥ corpora miri candoris habentes ‥ describuntur Lib. Monstr. I 20; suscipiens Christum miro veneratur amore Aldh. VirgV 1980; quae quondam mirus perscripsit Baeda magister Alcuin Carm. 72. 4; sabunca herba est medicalis habens spicas ~i odoris GlC S 39.  b ~a res et non nisi caelitus facta Bede HE IV 11 p. 227; non ad naturam sed ad Dei miram potentiam hujusmodi opus pertinet Pull. Sent. 886B.  c 1230 abbas de ~is Vallibus [Merevale, Warw] Pipe 213. 2 (n. sg., pred.) amazing, surprising: a (w. inf. or acc. & inf.); b (w. indir. qu.); c (w. subordinate clause, usu. w. subj.); d (w. supine). a fama est ‥ regem Scottorum ‥ dixisse ~um videri tam vili homuntioni tot provintias subici W. Malm. GR I 156; erat ‥ ~um videre ‥ quanta eum ‥ opum sequebatur copia Id. HN 481 p. 38.  b ~um quare stultum appellare velitis laborem nostrum Bede HE III 25 p. 184; est ~um quomodo audent querere panem ab eo cui suum auferunt Ps.-Bede Collect. 379.  c quid ~um si apostolorum oracula ‥ abominentur Aldh. VirgP 56; ~um ‥ quod tantam frigoris asperitatem ‥ tolerare praevales Bede HE V 12 p. 310; nec ~um cum inter has et illas tanta sit vicinitas Abbo QG 9 (22); nec ~um ‥ si a tramite veritatis ‥ deviaverint Gir. TH I 6; non erat ~um quia paucis modis utebantur juxta diversitates ordinum supradictorum Mens. & Disc. (Anon. IV) 32; non est ergo ~um [ME: seolcuþ] si nos miseri peccatores tolleremus hic penas AncrR 139.  d sed, mirum dictu, magis indurescit ad ignem Aldh. Aen. 67 (Cribellus) 9. 3 (f. as sb.; ~a solis) chicory (Cichorium lutybus). eleutropia, incuba, sponsa solis vel ~a solis, solsequium, cicoria idem, A. et G. cicoree, cujus flos dionisia vocatur Alph. 53; ~a solis, sicorea idem, G. et A. cikoree Ib. 117. 4 (n. as sb.) marvel, wondrous deed, phenomenon, or sim. dum caput inclines, mundum super erigis astra / et mirum saeclis, mors tua vita fuit Alcuin Carm. 116. 4; mirificentia, ~um Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 361; que, quot, quanta, quibus pro sanctis mira coruscant Garl. Tri. Eccl. 77; dicunt preterea quod angeli locuntur eis in ydolis et ~a operantur Itin. Mand. p. 144; Contreye: mirum, sopanedula tracta que wyrum / ‥ / cardones mille---hec sunt insignia ville Staura Civ. 13.

mīrus, (8) a, um, étonnant, merveilleux : mirum desiderium urbis Cic. Fam. 2, 11, 11, un désir étonnant de revoir la ville ; mirus civis Cic. Att. 15, 29, 2, un merveilleux citoyen, cf. Cic. Att. 3, 18, 2 ; mirum in modum Cæs. G. 1, 41, 1, dʼune manière surprenante ; multa mira facere Cic. Rep. 5, 9, faire beaucoup de choses merveilleuses || mirum mihi videtur, quomodo Cic. Div. 2, 146, je me demande avec surprise comment, cf. Cæs. G. 1, 34, 4 ; mirum est, ut Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 6, 2, il est étonnant comment, cf. Plin. Min. Ep. 4, 7, 1 || quid mirum... si ? quʼy a-t-il dʼétonnant, si ? non mirum si, il nʼest pas étonnant si : [avec ind.] Cic. Nat. 1, 77 ; Div. 2, 114 ; Mur. 24 ; Har. 8 ; CM 32 ; [avec subj.] sʼil arrive que : Cic. Læl. 29 ; Div. 2, 81 ; Amer. 22 ; 131 || mirum ni, nisi ; mira sunt ni, nisi, il serait étonnant si... ne... pas, [c.-à-d.] très probablement, sans doute : Pl. Amph. 283 ; Capt. 805 ; Ps. 1216 ; Trin. 861 ; Cæcil. 101 ; Ov. M. 7, 12 || mirum quin Pl. Trin. 495 ; 967 ; etc., cʼest une merveille comment ne... pas, il ne manquerait plus que cela que, évidemment ne... pas... || non est mirum, ut Cic. Div. 2, 66, il nʼest pas étonnant que || [expr. adverbiale] mirum quam, mirum quantum, étonnamment, extraordinairement : Cic. Att. 13, 40, 2 ; Liv. 2, 1, 11 ; v. quam § 8 et quantum fin.

➳ comp. mirior Titin. 161 ; mirius Varro Men. 206.

mirus , a, um. adj. c.
奇妙者。怪異者。非凡者。Mirum in modum 妙然。

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mīrus adj.

• 2 MI-, wonderful, marvellous, astonishing, extraordinary, amazing: populiR.aequitas: miris modis odisse Sostratam, exceedingly, T.: visenda modis animalis miris, wonderful to the view, V.: mirum in modum, surprisingly, Cs.: quod vos ignorare non mirum est: sibi mirum videri, quid esset, etc., Ct.: quid istuc tam mirumst, si, etc., what is so strange in that?T.: nisi hoc mirum est, si, etc.: id mirum quantum profuit ad, etc., i. e. extraordinarily, L.: Mirum ni cantem?Is it strange I don't sing, Naev. ap. C.—As substn.: si quid miri faciat natura, H.: Mira loquar, O.