míle slí

Irish

Etymology

Literally, ‘mile of a way’.

Noun

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

  1. mile
    Synonym: míle de shlí

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 slí
radical lenition eclipsis
míle slí mhíle slí 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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