admiratione

Admiratione is the ablative singular form of the Latin noun admiratio, which denotes admiration, wonder, or awe. In Latin grammar, admiratione most often functions as an ablative of manner or instrument, expressing the state of feeling with which an action is performed or the cause prompting it. It can occur in phrases that describe doing something “with admiration” or being influenced by it.

Etymology and related forms: admiratio comes from the verb admirari, meaning to admire or to marvel at, formed with the prefix ad- plus mirari “to marvel at.” This lineage yields the English word admiration and related terms in other Romance languages. The noun is feminine and belongs to the third declension.

Grammatical details: As a third-declension feminine noun, its singular forms are nominative admiratio, genitive admirationis, dative admirationi, accusative admirationem, and ablative admiratione. The plural forms are nominative admirationes, genitive admirationum, dative admirationibus, accusative admirationes, and ablative admirationibus. The ablative singular admiratione is commonly used to express the manner or state in which an action occurs.

Usage and context: In classical and later Latin, admiratione appears in contexts describing emotional or intellectual reception—often intensified by adjectives such as magnā (“with great admiration”). In modern scholarship, the form is primarily encountered in Latin texts and grammars; English translations typically render it as “with admiration” or, when functioning as a noun, simply as “admiration,” depending on the surrounding syntax.

See also: Admiratio, admirari, admirationes.