míle de shlí

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, ‘mile of a way’.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. mile
    Synonym: míle slí

Usage notes[edit]

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

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
míle de shlí mhíle de shlí not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.