sesquimille

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Latin

Alternative forms

  • (numeral): MD

Etymology

From sēsqui- (a half and a) +‎ mīlle (1000; Roman mile, mile). Compare sescuncia.

Pronunciation

Numeral

sēsquimīlle (genitive sēsquimīlle); semi-indeclinable numeral

  1. 1500, fifteen hundred, one thousand five hundred
    ...Annos sesquimille Terra absconditos...
    ...hidden by the Earth for 1500 Years...

Usage notes

See mille

Declension

Semi-indeclinable numeral.

singular plural
masc./fem./neut. masc./fem./neut.
nominative sēsquimīlle sēsquimīlia
sēsquimīllia
genitive sēsquimīlle sēsquimīlium
sēsquimīllium
dative sēsquimīlle sēsquimīlibus
sēsquimīllibus
accusative sēsquimīlle sēsquimīlia
sēsquimīllia
ablative sēsquimīlle sēsquimīlibus
sēsquimīllibus
vocative sēsquimīlle sēsquimīlia
sēsquimīllia

Noun

sēsquimīlle n

  1. a mile and a half, particularly in reference to Roman miles

Declension

Semi-indeclinable numeral.