sesquimille
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (numeral): MD
Etymology[edit]
From sēsqui- (“a half and a”) + mīlle (“1000; Roman mile, mile”). Compare sescuncia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seːs.kʷiˈmiːl.le/, [s̠eːs̠kʷɪˈmiːlːʲɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ses.kwiˈmil.le/, [seskwiˈmilːe]
Numeral[edit]
sēsquimīlle (genitive sēsquimīlle); semi-indeclinable numeral
- 1500, fifteen hundred, one thousand five hundred
- ...Annos sesquimille Terra absconditos...
- ...hidden by the Earth for 1500 Years...
Usage notes[edit]
See mille
Declension[edit]
Semi-indeclinable numeral.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem./Neut. | Masc./Fem./Neut. | |
| Nominative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia | |
| Genitive | sēsquimīlium sēsquimīllium | ||
| Dative | sēsquimīlibus sēsquimīllibus | ||
| Accusative | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia | ||
| Ablative | sēsquimīlibus sēsquimīllibus | ||
| Vocative | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia |
Noun[edit]
sēsquimīlle n
- a mile and a half, particularly in reference to Roman miles
Declension[edit]
Semi-indeclinable numeral.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia |
| Genitive | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlium sēsquimīllium |
| Dative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlibus sēsquimīllibus |
| Accusative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia |
| Ablative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlibus sēsquimīllibus |
| Vocative | sēsquimīlle | sēsquimīlia sēsquimīllia |