mille passuum
Latin
Alternative forms
- m.p., mp (abbreviations)
- mīlle passūs
Etymology
Mīlle (“thousand”) with the plural partitive genitive of passus (“pace, stride”), from Old Latin 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
- 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)