Mylae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μυλαί (Mulaí).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmyː.lae̯/, [ˈmyːɫ̪äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.le/, [ˈmiːle]

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.

Case	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.