# admirar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirārī. More at English admire.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əd.miˈɾa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ad.miˈɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

admirar (first-person singular present admiro, first-person singular preterite admirí, past participle admirat)
* to admire

#### Conjugation
## Franco-Provençal
### Alternative forms

* (Fribourgeois) admirâ; (Valdôtain) ammiré; (Piemontais) amiřê; (Bressan) admirô; (Beaujolais) admiro
* (Fribourgeois)
** admirâ$^{DFF}$ (Allières)
* (Valdôtain)
** ammiré (Aosta)
* (Piemontais)
** amiřê$^{DGL}$ (Giaglione)
* (Bressan)
** admirô$^{DFF}$
* (Beaujolais)
** admiro$^{DPB}$ (Belleroche)
Sources:
* DFF: “admirer”
* DGL: “amiřê”
* DPB: “admiro”

### Etymology

Borrowed from French admirer and Italian ammirare.

### Pronunciation

* (Valdôtain): [amiˈre]
* (Valdôtain)
** [amiˈre] ⟨ammiré⟩ (Aosta)
Sources:

### Verb

admirar (ORB)
* to admire

### References

* Gauchet, Louis & Jeanjaquet, Jules & Tappolet, Ernest (1924‒33) “admirer”, in Glossaire des patois de la Suisse romande, Neuchâtel: Attinger.
* Stich, Dominique (2003) “admirar”, in Dictionnaire francoprovençal/français, français/francoprovençal: Dictionnaire des mots de base du francoprovençal: Orthographe ORB supradialectale standardisée, Thonon-les-Bains: Éditions Le Carré.

## Galician
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin admirārī. More at English admire.

### Verb

admirar (first-person singular present admiro, first-person singular preterite admirei, past participle admirado)
* to admire

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

## Ido
### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto admiri, English admire, French admirer, Italian ammirare, Spanish admirar, from Latin admīror, admīrārī,.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ad.miˈrar/

### Verb

admirar (present tense admiras, past tense admiris, future tense admiros, imperative admirez, conditional admirus)
* to admire

#### Derived terms

* admirinda

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin admirārī. More at English admire.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa(h)], /ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa(h)], /ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa(ɾ)/, /ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa(χ)], /ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa(ɻ)/, /a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.dmiˈɾaɾ/ [ɐ.ðmiˈɾaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.dmiˈɾaɾ/ [ɐ.ðmiˈɾaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.dmiˈɾa.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðmiˈɾa.ɾi]
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧rar

### Verb

admirar (first-person singular present admiro, first-person singular preterite admirei, past participle admirado)
* (transitive) to admire (to regard with wonder)
    Admiro-a de longe, mas não ouso aproximar-me dela. ― I admire her from afar, but I dare not approach her.
* (transitive) to admire (to value highly)
    Admiro muito o seu esforço. ― I greatly admire your effort.
* (reflexive) to be amazed (to marvel at)
    Admiravam-se olhando as estrelas. ― They would be dazzled looking at the stars.
    Eu me admiro com a beleza do mundo. ― The world’s beauty amazes me.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* admiração
* admirador
* admirável

### Further reading

* “admirar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “admirar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “admirar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “admirar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirārī. More at English admire.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /admiˈɾaɾ/ [að̞.miˈɾaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ad‧mi‧rar

### Verb

admirar (first-person singular present admiro, first-person singular preterite admiré, past participle admirado)
* to admire
    Admiraba el trabajo de su amigoHe admired his friend's work
* to be admirable
    Me admira tu pacienciaI admire your patience
* (reflexive) to be amazed
    Se admiraron de su resistenciaThey were amazed at his courage

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* admirable
* admiración
* admirador
* admirativo
* mirar

### Further reading

* “admirar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10