míle de shlí

Irish

Etymology

Literally, ‘mile of a way’.

Noun

míle de shlí m (genitive singular míle de shlí, nominative plural mílte de slí)

  1. mile

Usage notes

Used to clarify that a mile of distance is meant, since míle by itself can also mean simply ‘thousand’.

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
míle de shlí mhíle de shlí not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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