Mylae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μυλαί (Mulaí).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mȳlae f pl (genitive Mȳlārum); first declension

  1. a city on the north coast of Sicily, situated near the cape Pelorus, now Milazzo
  2. Two islands situated near Crete

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

plural
nominative Mȳlae
genitive Mȳlārum
dative Mȳlīs
accusative Mȳlās
ablative Mȳlīs
vocative Mȳlae
locative Mȳlīs

Derived terms

  • Mȳlaeus

References

  • Mylae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Mylae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.