[ˈmiː.ɫɛs], [ˈmiː.les]
OriginUnknown; possibly of Etruscan origin. The suffix seems similar to that of comes, eques, pedes, and veles, but the origin of the mīl- is obscure. A connection to mīlia (“thousands”), perhaps as "person going by the thousand(s)", is difficult to confidently motivate semantically.
- declension-3A soldier.
“mīles gregārius” — a private (lit., a "common soldier")
- Medieval-Latin, declension-3A knight.
- declension-3A man in boardgames such as ludus latrunculi and chess.
Formsmīles(canonical, feminine, masculine) · mīlitis(genitive) · mīles(nominative, singular) · mīlitēs(nominative, plural) · mīlitis(genitive, singular) · mīlitum(genitive, plural) · mīlitī(dative, singular) · mīlitibus(dative, plural) · mīlitem(accusative, singular) · mīlitēs(accusative, plural) · mīlite(ablative, singular) · mīlitibus(ablative, plural) · mīles(singular, vocative) · mīlitēs(plural, vocative) · mīlex(alternative)