míle
/ˈmʲiːlʲə/masculine
The Irish word for the English phrase 'mile' is míle.
míle is a noun used to denote a measure of length.
Meaning: measure of length (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
míle is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈmʲiːlʲə/
Did you know?
- Because míle means 'thousand', the common Irish greeting Céad míle fáilte literally translates to 'a hundred thousand welcomes'.
- The original Latin term for a mile was mīlle passūs, which literally translates to 'a thousand paces'.
- Because of its connection to 'thousand', the word míle is also the Irish word for the number 1,000.
Examples in context
- Chuaigh mé go dtí an trá agus bhí sé dhá mhíle ar fhad.I went to the beach, and it was two miles long.
Example conversation
Siobhán and Cathal are walking to a shop.
- SiobhánAn bhfuil an siopa i bhfad?Is the shop far away?
- CathalTá sé thar mhíle ó hionad an bhaile.It is over a mile from the town center.
- SiobhánAn féidir linn siúl an distance sin?Can we walk that distance?
- CathalTá, ní thagann míle i bhfad an lá.Yes, a mile doesn't take long.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “mile” translations and entries míle, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries míle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
