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milis
milis
Irish
Adjective
milis (genitive singular feminine milse, plural milse, comparative milse)
Declension
Declension of milis
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | milis | mhilis | milse; mhilse² |
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| Vocative | mhilis | milse | ||
| Genitive | milse | milse | milis | |
| Dative | milis; mhilis¹ |
mhilis | milse; mhilse² |
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| Comparative | níos milse | |||
| Superlative | is milse | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Terms derived from milis
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| milis | mhilis | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "milis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “milis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish milis, from Proto-Celtic *meliss-, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid. Akin to mil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [milɪʃ], /milɪʃ/
Adjective
milis (genitive singular feminine mìlse, nominative plural mìlse, comparative mìlse)
Declension
First declension; forms of the positive degree:
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative/Vocative/Dative | milis | mhilis | mìlse |
| Genitive | mhilis | mìlse | mìlse |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “milis” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Swedish
Noun
milis c
Declension
| Inflection of milis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | milis | milisen | miliser | miliserna |
| Genitive | milis | milisens | milisers | milisernas |
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Borrowing from German Milch.[1]
Noun
milis
Synonyms
- ((coconut) milk): melek
See also
References
- ↑ Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980), page 18: […] /lk/ melek (coconut) milk, /lç/ in milis (coconut) milk (borrowed from German Milch) and […]