[ˈmiːl.lɛ], [ˈmil.le]
OriginShortened from Latin mīlle passūs, mīlle passuum (“Roman mile”, literally “a thousand of paces”).
- thousand; 1000
“Mīlle hominum rīsit, or, mīlle hominēs rīsērunt or, less preferrably, mīlle hominum rīsērunt.” — A thousand people laughed.
“Duo mīlia ovium tōnsa sunt.” — Two thousand sheep have been sheared.
“Lūcīlius autem . . .Tū mīllī nummum potes ūnō quaerere centum'mīllī passum' dīxit prō 'mīlle passibus' et 'ūnō mīllī nummum' prō 'ūnīs mīlle nummīs', apertēque ostendit 'mīlle' et vocābulum esse et si”
- a mile, particularly a Roman mile of 8 stades (stadia); 1,000 paces (passūs); or 5,000 feet (pedes)
Formsmīlle(canonical) · semi-indeclinable numeral(canonical) · mīlle(genitive) · mīlle(feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular) · mīlia(feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative) · mīllia(feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative) · mīlle(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular) · mīlium(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter) · mīllium(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter) · mīlle(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · mīlibus(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter) · mīllibus(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter) · mīlle(accusative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · mīlia(accusative, feminine, masculine, neuter) · mīllia(accusative, feminine, masculine, neuter) · mīlle(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · mīlibus(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter) · mīllibus(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter) · mīlle(feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative) · mīlia(feminine, masculine, neuter, vocative)