mille passus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- m.p., mp (abbreviations)
- mīlle passuum
Etymology edit
mīlle (“thousand”, indeclinable numeral) + the nominative plural of passus (“a pace, stride”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmiːl.le ˈpas.suːs/, [ˈmiːlːʲɛ ˈpäs̠ːuːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmil.le ˈpas.sus/, [ˈmilːe ˈpäsːus]
Noun edit
mīlle 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 edit
Indeclinable 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 edit
References 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)