mille passus
Latin
editAlternative forms
edit- m.p., mp (abbreviations)
- mīlle passuum
Etymology
editmīlle (“thousand”, indeclinable numeral) + the nominative plural of passus (“a pace, stride”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmiːl.le ˈpas.suːs/, [ˈmiːlːʲɛ ˈpäs̠ːuːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmil.le ˈpas.sus/, [ˈmilːe ˈpäsːus]
Noun
editmīlle passūs m pl (genitive mīlle passuum); fourth declension
- a Roman mile of 8 stadia (“stades”); 1,000 passūs (“paces”); or 5,000 pedēs (“feet”), approximately 4,854 English feet.
Declension
editIndeclinable portion with a fourth-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | mīlle passūs |
Genitive | mīlle passuum |
Dative | mīlle passibus |
Accusative | mīlle passūs |
Ablative | mīlle passibus |
Vocative | mīlle passūs |
Derived terms
edit- mīlle (“mile”)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “mille”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mille” on page 1,109/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)