Could we say “dies mirabilis” as we say “annus mirabilis”?
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"Annus mirabilis" is an expression which refers to a wonderful year like 1905 for A. Einstein and modern physics.
What would be the equivalent for a single day? Is "dies mirabilis" the correct form?
Answers for weeks, months or seasons are also welcomed. :)
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What would be the equivalent for a single day? Is "dies mirabilis" the correct form?
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Welcome to the site and thanks for the good question! I'm not quite sure how to tag a question like this about constructions by analogy. Perhaps we should have a new tag? This doesn't quite feel like a translation question, and we're actually in the process of getting rid of the overly broad "translation" tag.
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"Annus mirabilis" is an expression which refers to a wonderful year like 1905 for A. Einstein and modern physics.
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"Annus mirabilis" is an expression which refers to a wonderful year like 1905 for A. Einstein and modern physics.
What would be the equivalent for a single day? Is "dies mirabilis" the correct form?
Answers for weeks, months or seasons are also welcomed. :)
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Welcome to the site and thanks for the good question! I'm not quite sure how to tag a question like this about constructions by analogy. Perhaps we should have a new tag? This doesn't quite feel like a translation question, and we're actually in the process of getting rid of the overly broad "translation" tag.
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Welcome to the site and thanks for the good question! I'm not quite sure how to tag a question like this about constructions by analogy. Perhaps we should have a new tag? This doesn't quite feel like a translation question, and we're actually in the process of getting rid of the overly broad "translation" tag.
– Joonas Ilmavirta♦
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Welcome to the site and thanks for the good question! I'm not quite sure how to tag a question like this about constructions by analogy. Perhaps we should have a new tag? This doesn't quite feel like a translation question, and we're actually in the process of getting rid of the overly broad "translation" tag.
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Welcome to the site and thanks for the good question! I'm not quite sure how to tag a question like this about constructions by analogy. Perhaps we should have a new tag? This doesn't quite feel like a translation question, and we're actually in the process of getting rid of the overly broad "translation" tag.
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Yes, dies mirabilis is perfectly valid!
You can use the adjective mirabilis with any noun.
You have to use the correct form, but that is fortunately easy.
In masculine and feminine it's mirabilis, in neuter it's mirabile.
Some words are plural (e.g. Kalendae, the first day of a month), and those require plural forms mirabiles/mirabilia.
If you find a word in a proper Latin dictionary, it's gender will be mentioned.
When it comes to time, most words (annus, dies, mensis, hora) are masculine or feminine and therefore mirabilis goes as such.
The word "time" itself (tempus) is neuter, you would get tempus mirabile.
Summer, autumn, and winter (aestas, autumnus, hiems) are feminine or masculine, but spring (ver) is neuter.
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Yes, dies mirabilis is perfectly valid!
You can use the adjective mirabilis with any noun.
You have to use the correct form, but that is fortunately easy.
In masculine and feminine it's mirabilis, in neuter it's mirabile.
Some words are plural (e.g. Kalendae, the first day of a month), and those require plural forms mirabiles/mirabilia.
If you find a word in a proper Latin dictionary, it's gender will be mentioned.
When it comes to time, most words (annus, dies, mensis, hora) are masculine or feminine and therefore mirabilis goes as such.
The word "time" itself (tempus) is neuter, you would get tempus mirabile.
Summer, autumn, and winter (aestas, autumnus, hiems) are feminine or masculine, but spring (ver) is neuter.
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Yes, dies mirabilis is perfectly valid!
You can use the adjective mirabilis with any noun.
You have to use the correct form, but that is fortunately easy.
In masculine and feminine it's mirabilis, in neuter it's mirabile.
Some words are plural (e.g. Kalendae, the first day of a month), and those require plural forms mirabiles/mirabilia.
If you find a word in a proper Latin dictionary, it's gender will be mentioned.
When it comes to time, most words (annus, dies, mensis, hora) are masculine or feminine and therefore mirabilis goes as such.
The word "time" itself (tempus) is neuter, you would get tempus mirabile.
Summer, autumn, and winter (aestas, autumnus, hiems) are feminine or masculine, but spring (ver) is neuter.
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Yes, dies mirabilis is perfectly valid!
You can use the adjective mirabilis with any noun.
You have to use the correct form, but that is fortunately easy.
In masculine and feminine it's mirabilis, in neuter it's mirabile.
Some words are plural (e.g. Kalendae, the first day of a month), and those require plural forms mirabiles/mirabilia.
If you find a word in a proper Latin dictionary, it's gender will be mentioned.
When it comes to time, most words (annus, dies, mensis, hora) are masculine or feminine and therefore mirabilis goes as such.
The word "time" itself (tempus) is neuter, you would get tempus mirabile.
Summer, autumn, and winter (aestas, autumnus, hiems) are feminine or masculine, but spring (ver) is neuter.
answered 2 hours ago
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Yes, dies mirabilis is perfectly valid!
You can use the adjective mirabilis with any noun.
You have to use the correct form, but that is fortunately easy.
In masculine and feminine it's mirabilis, in neuter it's mirabile.
Some words are plural (e.g. Kalendae, the first day of a month), and those require plural forms mirabiles/mirabilia.
If you find a word in a proper Latin dictionary, it's gender will be mentioned.
When it comes to time, most words (annus, dies, mensis, hora) are masculine or feminine and therefore mirabilis goes as such.
The word "time" itself (tempus) is neuter, you would get tempus mirabile.
Summer, autumn, and winter (aestas, autumnus, hiems) are feminine or masculine, but spring (ver) is neuter.
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Welcome to the site and thanks for the good question! I'm not quite sure how to tag a question like this about constructions by analogy. Perhaps we should have a new tag? This doesn't quite feel like a translation question, and we're actually in the process of getting rid of the overly broad "translation" tag.
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