milis

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish milis, from Proto-Celtic *melissis, from Proto-Indo-European *mélit. Akin to mil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲɪlʲɪʃ/

Adjective

milis (genitive singular feminine milse, plural milse, comparative milse)

1. sweet

Declension

Declension of milis

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	milis	mhilis	milse; mhilse²
Vocative	mhilis		milse
Genitive		milse	milse	milis
Dative	milis; mhilis¹	mhilis	milse; mhilse²
Comparative	níos milse
Superlative	is milse

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• briseán milis
• cáca milis
• milseacht
• milseán
• milseog
• milsigh

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
milis	mhilis	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “milis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “milis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 483
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “milis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “milis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “milis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish milis, from Proto-Celtic *meliss-, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid. Akin to mil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [milɪʃ], /milɪʃ/

Adjective

milis (genitive singular feminine mìlse, nominative plural mìlse, comparative mìlse)

1. sweet, sugary
2. melodious, dulcet

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative/Vocative/Dative	milis	mhilis	mìlse
Genitive	mhilis	mìlse	mìlse

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “milis”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “milis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Swedish

Noun

milis c

1. militia

Declension

Declension of milis
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	milis	milisen	miliser	miliserna
Genitive	milis	milisens	milisers	milisernas

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

Borrowed from German Milch.

Noun

milis

1. (coconut) milk

Synonyms

• ((coconut) milk): melek

See also

• susu