English → Latin
“wonder” in Latin
mīrātiōwonder, admirationadmīrātiōwonder, admirationmīrāculumwonder, marvel, miracle; a wonderful, strange or marvellous thing.; wonderfulness, marvellousness.prōdigiumomen, portent, prophetic sign; prodigy, wonderportendōto indicate, point out; to predict, foretell, portendostendōto expose to view, exhibit, show; to reveal, expose, make known; to explain, clarifymōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent; a monster, monstrosity, whether in size or character; a thinefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, moveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, produceincēdōto walk, stride, step, march (along); to walk or move … etc. with divine presence or attributes; to advance (move forwar
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
wonder s.
Astonishment, miratio: admiratio. To excite wonder, admirationem facere, efficere: admirationem habere, or, more commonly, movere (to excite wonder; of things). To be seized with wonder, admiratio me capit or incessit. Full of wonder, mirabundus.
A wonderful thing, res mira: miraculum: prodigium: portentum. (The words are found in this connection and order.) portentum et miraculum: ostentum (supernatural appearance, having an ominous character): monstrum (an unnatural animal or man). A wonder (= a wonderful person), *homo mirificus: the seven wonders of the world, *septem miracula mundi: it is no wonder, non mirum est; non est quod miremur: it is a wonder, mirum or mirandum est: is it any wonder? mirandumne id est? what wonder is it? quid mirum? “No wonder” may often be translated by quippe, scilicet: no wonder, for he was a very liberal person, quippe benignus erat (Hor., Sat., 1, 2, 4). To perform wonders, *miracula edere.
wonder v.
mirari (to be astonished or surprised at something strange, great, or interesting): admirari (to admire as great or striking, or as deserving praise or blame): demirari (to be astonished at some striking appearance): admiratio aliquem incessit; stupere admiratione. To wonder that, mirari quod, or accusative and infinitive: to wonder at anything, mirari, admirari, demirari aliquid, de aliqua re; mirum mihi aliquid est, videtur: to wonder greatly, valde, admodum, vehementer, magnopere mirari: I wonder what could have been the reason why, miror quid causae fuerit quare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for wonder?
- The usual Latin words for “wonder” are mīrātiō, admīrātiō, mīrāculum; also prōdigium, portendō, ostendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.