mirative

== English == === Etymology === Possibly from (ad)mirative, from French admiratif (“tending to admire”) (used by French diplomat and scholar Auguste Dozon (1822–1890), imitating the use of the Ancient Greek ἀπροσδόκητος (aprosdókētos, “unexpected”) in a similar context by Albanian translator and scholar Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1826–1895)), from Latin admīrārī, present active infinitive of admīror (“to admire, respect; to be astonished, to be surprised at”), from ad- (“to”) + mīror (“to admire, marvel at; to be amazed or astonished at”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to be glad, laugh”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪɹətɪv/ Hyphenation: mi‧rat‧ive === Noun === mirative (countable and uncountable, plural miratives) (uncountable, grammar) A grammatical mood that expresses (surprise at) unexpected revelations or new information. (countable, grammar) (An instance of) a form of a word which conveys this mood. ==== Related terms ==== See list at admire. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === mirative (not comparable) (grammar) Of or relating to the mirative mood. ==== Antonyms ==== non-mirative ==== Hypernyms ==== admirative ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === mirative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia