milla

See also: Milla and millä

English

Etymology

From Spanish milla (“Spanish mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“1000”) in reference to its composition of 1000 Roman paces. Doublet of mile and milha.

Noun

milla (plural millas)

1. (historical) Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.

Synonyms

• Spanish mile, mile (Spanish contexts)

Coordinate terms

• pie (¹⁄₅₀₀₀ milla), paso (¹⁄₁₀₀₀ milla), legua (3 millas)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmi.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmi.ʎa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Hyphenation: mi‧lla

Noun

milla f (plural milles)

1. mile, English unit of distance
2. (historical) milla, Spanish mile

Lombard

Etymology

From mille.

Numeral

milla

1. thousand

Quechua

Noun

milla

1. disgust, revulsion
2. repulsion, aversion
3. nausea
4. instep

Declension

Declension of milla

	singular	plural
nominative	milla	millakuna
accusative	millata	millakunata
dative	millaman	millakunaman
genitive	millap	millakunap
locative	millapi	millakunapi
terminative	millakama	millakunakama
ablative	millamanta	millakunamanta
instrumental	millawan	millakunawan
comitative	millantin	millakunantin
abessive	millannaq	millakunannaq
comparative	millahina	millakunahina
causative	millarayku	millakunarayku
benefactive	millapaq	millakunapaq
associative	millapura	millakunapura
distributive	millanka	millakunanka
exclusive	millalla	millakunalla

Possessive forms of milla

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative millay millaykuna accusative millayta millaykunata dative millayman millaykunaman genitive millaypa millaykunap locative millaypi millaykunapi terminative millaykama millaykunakama ablative millaymanta millaykunamanta instrumental millaywan millaykunawan comitative millaynintin millaykunantin abessive millayninnaq millaykunannaq comparative millayhina millaykunahina causative millayrayku millaykunarayku benefactive millaypaq millaykunapaq associative millaypura millaykunapura distributive millayninka millaykunanka exclusive millaylla millaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative millayki millaykikuna accusative millaykita millaykikunata dative millaykiman millaykikunaman genitive millaykipa millaykikunap locative millaykipi millaykikunapi terminative millaykikama millaykikunakama ablative millaykimanta millaykikunamanta instrumental millaykiwan millaykikunawan comitative millaykintin millaykikunantin abessive millaykinnaq millaykikunannaq comparative millaykihina millaykikunahina causative millaykirayku millaykikunarayku benefactive millaykipaq millaykikunapaq associative millaykipura millaykikunapura distributive millaykinka millaykikunanka exclusive millaykilla millaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative millan millankuna accusative millanta millankunata dative millanman millankunaman genitive millanpa millankunap locative millanpi millankunapi terminative millankama millankunakama ablative millanmanta millankunamanta instrumental millanwan millankunawan comitative millanintin millankunantin abessive millanninnaq millankunannaq comparative millanhina millankunahina causative millanrayku millankunarayku benefactive millanpaq millankunapaq associative millanpura millankunapura distributive millaninka millankunanka exclusive millanlla millankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative millanchik millanchikkuna accusative millanchikta millanchikkunata dative millanchikman millanchikkunaman genitive millanchikpa millanchikkunap locative millanchikpi millanchikkunapi terminative millanchikkama millanchikkunakama ablative millanchikmanta millanchikkunamanta instrumental millanchikwan millanchikkunawan comitative millanchiknintin millanchikkunantin abessive millanchikninnaq millanchikkunannaq comparative millanchikhina millanchikkunahina causative millanchikrayku millanchikkunarayku benefactive millanchikpaq millanchikkunapaq associative millanchikpura millanchikkunapura distributive millanchikninka millanchikkunanka exclusive millanchiklla millanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative millayku millaykukuna accusative millaykuta millaykukunata dative millaykuman millaykukunaman genitive millaykupa millaykukunap locative millaykupi millaykukunapi terminative millaykukama millaykukunakama ablative millaykumanta millaykukunamanta instrumental millaykuwan millaykukunawan comitative millaykuntin millaykukunantin abessive millaykunnaq millaykukunannaq comparative millaykuhina millaykukunahina causative millaykurayku millaykukunarayku benefactive millaykupaq millaykukunapaq associative millaykupura millaykukunapura distributive millaykunka millaykukunanka exclusive millaykulla millaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative millaykichik millaykichikkuna accusative millaykichikta millaykichikkunata dative millaykichikman millaykichikkunaman genitive millaykichikpa millaykichikkunap locative millaykichikpi millaykichikkunapi terminative millaykichikkama millaykichikkunakama ablative millaykichikmanta millaykichikkunamanta instrumental millaykichikwan millaykichikkunawan comitative millaykichiknintin millaykichikkunantin abessive millaykichikninnaq millaykichikkunannaq comparative millaykichikhina millaykichikkunahina causative millaykichikrayku millaykichikkunarayku benefactive millaykichikpaq millaykichikkunapaq associative millaykichikpura millaykichikkunapura distributive millaykichikninka millaykichikkunanka exclusive millaykichiklla millaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative millanku millankukuna accusative millankuta millankukunata dative millankuman millankukunaman genitive millankupa millankukunap locative millankupi millankukunapi terminative millankukama millankukunakama ablative millankumanta millankukunamanta instrumental millankuwan millankukunawan comitative millankuntin millankukunantin abessive millankunnaq millankukunannaq comparative millankuhina millankukunahina causative millankurayku millankukunarayku benefactive millankupaq millankukunapaq associative millankupura millankukunapura distributive millankunka millankukunanka exclusive millankulla millankukunalla

See also

• millay

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“thousand”) in reference to its composition of a thousand Roman paces. In reference to the English unit, calqued from English mile. Cognate with Catalan milla and Portuguese milha.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiʝa/ [ˈmi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiʝa/ [ˈmi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmiʎa/ [ˈmi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmiʃa/ [ˈmi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmiʒa/ [ˈmi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: mi‧lla

Noun

milla f (plural millas)

1. English or American mile (a unit of distance equivalent to about 1.6 km)
2. (historical) milla, Spanish mile (a traditional unit of distance equivalent to 1,000 pasos, about 1.4 km)

Coordinate terms

• (English unit): pie (¹⁄₅₂₈₀ milla), yarda (¹⁄₁₇₆₀ milla)
• (Spanish unit): pie (¹⁄₅₀₀₀ milla), paso (¹⁄₁₀₀₀ milla), legua (3 millas)

Derived terms

• a las millas
• milla marina
• milla marítima
• milla náutica
• milla terrestre

Related terms

• mijero

Further reading

• “milla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “milla”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “milla”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]