míle de shlí

Irish

Etymology

Literally, ‘mile of a way’.

Noun

míle de shlí m (genitive singular míle de shlí, nominative plural mílte de slí)

  1. mile
    Synonym: míle slí

Usage notes

Used to clarify that a mile of distance is meant, since míle by itself can also mean simply ‘thousand’.

Mutation

Mutated forms of míle de shlí
radical lenition eclipsis
míle de shlí mhíle de shlí not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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