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

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
  • “milis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “milis” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 483.
  • "milis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “milis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “milis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “milis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Borrowed from German Milch.[1]

Noun

milis

  1. (coconut) milk

Synonyms

See also

References
  1. Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980), page 18: […] /lk/ melek (coconut) milk, /lç/ in milis (coconut) milk (borrowed from German Milch) and […]
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