Wonder

English

Etymology 1

Old English wundor

Pronunciation

• UK /ˈwʌndə/
• US /ˈwʌndɚ/

  Rhymes: -ʌndə(r)

• Hyphenation: won·der

Noun

1. A mental pondering.
2. Something that causes amazement or awe.

Translations

thought

• Czech: podivení n.
• Russian: интерес (interés)
• Slovene: tuhtanje n.

1. marvel

• Arabic: عجب (ʕájab) m
• Catalan: meravella f
• Chinese: 奇蹟, 奇迹 (qíjī)
• Czech: div m, zázrak m
• Dutch: wonder n.
• Dyirbal (Jirribal): mali?
• Finnish: ihme
• French: merveille f
• German: Wunder n. , Mirakel n.
• Italian: meraviglia f.
• Japanese: 驚嘆 (きょうたん, kyōtan), 驚異
• Korean: 놀라움 (nollaum), 경이 (gyeong-i)
• Portuguese: maravilha f
• Russian: чудо (čúdo) n
• Slovene: čudež m
• Spanish: maravilla f
• Swedish: undern, mirakeln

Etymology 2

Old English wundrian

Verb

1. To ponder about something.

Translations

• Catalan: preguntar-se
• Czech: podivovat se, uvažovat
• Dutch: zich afvragen
• Finnish: ihmetellä
• French: se demander
• German: sich wundern
• Hebrew: לתהות (lithót)
• Italian: domandarsi
• Portuguese: perguntar-se
• Russian: интересовать (interesovat')
• Slovene: tuhtati
• Spanish: preguntarse
• Swedish: undra

Derived terms

• wonderful
• wonderment

Dutch

Noun

1. miracle

Synonyms

• mirakel