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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μυλαί (Mulaí).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mȳlae f pl (genitive Mȳlārum); first declension
- A city on the north coast of Sicily, situated near the cape Pelorus, now Milazzo
- Two islands situated near Crete
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
Derived terms
References
- “Mylae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Mylae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.