sesquimille
Latin
Alternative forms
- (numeral): MD
Etymology
From sēsqui- (“a half and a”) + mīlle (“1000; Roman mile, mile”). Compare sescuncia.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [seːs.kʷɪˈmiːl.lɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ses.kʷiˈmil.le]
Numeral
sēsquimīlle (genitive sēsquimīlle); semi-indeclinable numeral
- 1500, fifteen hundred, one thousand five hundred
- ...Annos sesquimille Terra absconditos...
- ...hidden by the Earth for 1500 Years...
Usage notes
See mille
Declension
Semi-indeclinable numeral.
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem./neut. | masc./fem./neut. | ||
| nominative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia | |
| genitive | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlium sēsquimīllium | |
| dative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlibus sēsquimīllibus | |
| accusative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia | |
| ablative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlibus sēsquimīllibus | |
| vocative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia |
Noun
sēsquimīlle n
- a mile and a half, particularly in reference to Roman miles
Declension
Semi-indeclinable numeral.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia |
| genitive | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlium sēsquimīllium |
| dative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlibus sēsquimīllibus |
| accusative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia |
| ablative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlibus sēsquimīllibus |
| vocative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia |