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

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.