mille passuum

Latin

Alternative forms

• m.p., mp (abbreviations)
• mīlle passūs

Etymology

mīlle (“thousand”, indeclinable noun) with the plural partitive genitive of passus (“a pace, stride”). Analogically reformed from the older mīlle passum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːl.le ˈpas.su.um/, [ˈmiːlːʲɛ ˈpäs̠ːuʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmil.le ˈpas.su.um/, [ˈmilːe ˈpäsːuːm]

Noun

mīlle passuum n

1. Alternative form of mīlle passūs

Declension

Semi-indeclinable numeral with an indeclinable portion.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mīlle passuum	mīlia passuum mīllia passuum
Genitive	mīlle passuum	mīlium passuum mīllium passuum
Dative	mīlle passuum	mīlibus passuum mīllibus passuum
Accusative	mīlle passuum	mīlia passuum mīllia passuum
Ablative	mīlle passuum	mīlibus passuum mīllibus passuum
Vocative	mīlle passuum	mīlia passuum mīllia passuum

Derived terms

• mīlle (“mile”)

References

• “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)