"wonder (marvel)" in seven languages
Meaningwonder (marvel)
Spanish
maravilla
/maɾaˈbiʝa/
fem.inherited
French
merveille
/mɛʁvɛj/
fem.inherited
Italian
meraviglia
/meraˈviʎʎa/
fem.inherited
Portuguese
maravilha
/maɾaˈviʎɐ/
fem.inherited
Romanian
minune
/miˈnune/
fem.other source · of disputed origin
Catalan
meravella
/məɾəˈbeʎə/
fem.inherited
English
wonder
/ˈwʌndɚ/
native English · Old English wundor
English → Italianwonder (marvel)meravigliaNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: marvel, marvellous, miracle, admire.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
MĪRĀBILIA (neuter plural)‘wonderful things (MĪRĀRĪ 'to marvel at')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A Latin neuter plural, 'wonderful things', reread as one feminine noun in all three sisters. English borrowed the French word too: marvel.
English relatives: marvel, marvellous, miracle, admire
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In a sentence
- esLas pirámides son una de las maravillas del mundo.
- frLes pyramides sont l'une des merveilles du monde.
- itLe piramidi sono una delle meraviglie del mondo.
- ptAs pirâmides são uma das maravilhas do mundo.
- roPiramidele sunt una dintre minunile lumii.
- caLes piràmides són una de les meravelles del món.
- enThe pyramids are one of the wonders of the world.