mille passus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

mīlle (“thousand”) with the partitive genitive of passus (“pace, stride”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmiːl.le ˈpas.suːs/, [ˈmiːlːʲɛ ˈpäs̠ːuːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmil.le ˈpas.sus/, [ˈmilːe ˈpäsːus]

Noun

mīlle passūs n

  1. a Roman mile of 8 stadia (“stades”); 1,000 passūs (“paces”); or 5,000 pedēs (“feet”), approximately 4,854 English feet.

Declension

Semi-indeclinable numeral with an indeclinable portion.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mīlle passūs mīlia passūs
mīllia passūs
Genitive mīlle passūs mīlium passūs
mīllium passūs
Dative mīlle passūs mīlibus passūs
mīllibus passūs
Accusative mīlle passūs mīlia passūs
mīllia passūs
Ablative mīlle passūs mīlibus passūs
mīllibus passūs
Vocative mīlle passūs mīlia passūs
mīllia passūs

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