míle
/ˈmʲiːlʲə/
The Irish word for 'thousand' is míle.
míle is used as a cardinal number to represent the value 1000.
Meaning: cardinal number 1000 (num)
How does it change in a sentence?
míle is an indeclinable noun, meaning it does not change its form to indicate number or case.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈmʲiːlʲə/
Did you know?
- The Irish word míle is a direct loanword from the Latin mīlia, bypassing the native Celtic numbering systems for this specific value.
- The common Irish greeting Céad míle fáilte translates to 'a hundred thousand welcomes'.
- In Old Irish, the word míle was used to denote not just the number 1000 but also large, unspecified quantities of people or things.
Example sentences for Irish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Saoirse and Cian are discussing the price of a used car.
- SaoirseAn bhfuil an car míle euro?Is the car a thousand euros?
- CianNíl sé, tá sé níos mó ná míle.No it isn't, it is more than a thousand.
- SaoirseCé mhéad an praghas ansin?What is the price then?
- CianTá sé dhá mhíle euro.It is two thousand euros.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thousand” translations and entries míle, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries míle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
