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Words for thousand<\/strong>, mile<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n

\"Thousands\"<\/p>\n

Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*mīlom<\/strong> = thousand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Goídelc)<\/th>\nmíle<\/strong> [ˈmʲiː.lʲe] = thousand
\nmílmad<\/strong> [ˈmʲiːlβ̃ə(ɣ)] = thousandth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\nmíle, míli<\/strong> = a thousand, a mile, a millennium
\nmílmad<\/strong> = thousandth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nmíle<\/strong> = thousand, mile
\nmíliú<\/strong> = thousandth
\nmíleáiste<\/strong> = mileage
\nmílechosach<\/strong> = millepede
\nmílemhéadar<\/strong> = milometer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)<\/th>\nmìle<\/strong> [miːlə] = thousand, mile
\nmìleamh<\/strong> [miːləv] = thousandth (part)
\nmìle-chasach<\/strong> [miːlə xasəx] = milipede<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nmilley<\/strong> = thousand
\nmeeiley<\/strong> = thousand, furlong
\nmillioo<\/strong> = thousandth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*mil<\/strong> [ˈmiːl] = thousand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\nmyl, mil<\/strong> = thousand
\nmilvuet, miled<\/strong> = thousandth
\nmil fil<\/strong> = million, host, multitude
\nmilltir, mylltyr<\/strong> = mile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nmil<\/strong> [miːl] = (a) thousand, a great number, host, millennium, by far, a thousand times (more)
\nmilfed (1000fed)<\/strong> = thousandth (part)
\nmilfil<\/strong> = million, host, multitude
\nmilflwydd<\/strong> = millennium, millenial
\nmilltir<\/strong> = mile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Cornish (Cernewec \/ Kernuak)<\/th>\nmil, mŷl<\/strong> = a thousand
\nmildir, myldyr<\/strong> = a mile
\nmilvilm mylvyl<\/strong> = a thousand thousand, a million
\nmilgweth, milwyth, milweth, mylwyth<\/strong> = a thousand times<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nmil<\/strong> [mil] = thousand
\nmilves (1000ves)<\/strong> = thousandth
\nmilblek<\/strong> = thousandfold
\nmilvil<\/strong> = million
\nmilvilwas, milvilvowes<\/strong> = millionaire
\nmildam<\/strong> = jigsaw
\nmildir<\/strong> = mile
\nmildros<\/strong> = millipede
\nmilhyntal<\/strong> = maze
\nmilvledhen<\/strong> = millennium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\nmil<\/strong> = thousand
\nmiluet<\/strong> = thousandth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nmil<\/strong> [miːl] = thousand
\nmilvet (1000vet)<\/strong> [ˈmil.vet] = thousandth
\nmilved<\/strong> [ˈmil.vet] = millennium
\nmiltir<\/strong> [ˈmil.tir] = mile
\nmilendall<\/strong> [mi.lɛn.ˈdalː] = labyrinth, maze
\nmiltamm<\/strong> [ˈmil.tãm] = puzzle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from Latin mīlia<\/em> (thousands), from mīlle<\/em> (thousand), from Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī<\/em> (thousand), from PIE *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂<\/em> (having one thousand), *smih₂<\/em> (one) and *ǵʰéslom<\/em> (heap). Words from the same roots include mile<\/strong>, millennium<\/strong> and million<\/strong> in English, Meile<\/strong> (mile) in German, mille<\/strong> (thousand, mile, bullseye) in French, and mil<\/strong> (thousand) in Spanish [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

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Sources: Wiktionary<\/a>, Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a>, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary<\/a>, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, Teanglann.ie<\/a>, Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language<\/a>, Fockleyreen: Manx – English Dictionary<\/a>, Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, Gaelg Corpus<\/a>, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall<\/a>, Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, Geriafurch<\/a>, TermOfis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n