Meile

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See also: meile, meilė, Meilė, and meilę

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mīle, from Old High German mīla, ultimately from Latin mīlle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯lə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mei‧le
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə

Noun

Meile f (genitive Meile, plural Meilen)

  1. mile (unit of distance)
    1. (nautical, aviation) ellipsis of Seemeile: nautical mile (≈ 1.9 km)
    2. (chiefly North American contexts) international mile (≈ 1.6 km)
    3. (historical) any of various units used before metrification, especially
      1. the Roman mile (≈ 1.5 km)
      2. much longer distances in Germany and other parts of continental Europe, generally between 4 and 10 km (the Prussian mile of 1816 was ≈ 7.5 km)
  2. (informal, chiefly in the plural) a vague term for a long distance
  3. (chiefly in compounds) promenade, boulevard

Declension

Declension of Meile
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Meile die Meilen
genitive einer der Meile der Meilen
dative einer der Meile den Meilen
accusative eine die Meile die Meilen

See also

Further reading

  • “Meile” in Duden online
  • “Meile” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Lithuanian

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Proper noun

Méile

  1. instrumental/vocative of Méilė
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