milla

See also: Milla and millä

English

Etymology

From Spanish milla (“Spanish mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“1000”) in reference to its composition of 1000 Roman paces. Doublet of mile and milha.

Noun

milla (plural millas)

1. (historical) Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.

Synonyms

• Spanish mile, mile (Spanish contexts)

Coordinate terms

• pie (¹⁄₅₀₀₀ milla), paso (¹⁄₁₀₀₀ milla), legua (3 millas)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmi.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmi.ʎa]
• Hyphenation: mi‧lla

Noun

milla f (plural milles)

1. mile, English unit of distance
2. (historical) milla, Spanish mile

Lombard

Etymology

From mille.

Numeral

milla

1. thousand

Quechua

Noun

milla

1. disgust, revulsion
2. repulsion, aversion
3. nausea
4. instep

Declension

declension of milla

	singular	plural
nominative	milla	millakuna
accusative	millata	millakunata
dative	millaman	millakunaman
genitive	millap	millakunap
locative	millapi	millakunapi
terminative	millakama	millakunakama
ablative	millamanta	millakunamanta
instrumental	millawan	millakunawan
comitative	millantin	millakunantin
abessive	millannaq	millakunannaq
comparative	millahina	millakunahina
causative	millarayku	millakunarayku
benefactive	millapaq	millakunapaq
associative	millapura	millakunapura
distributive	millanka	millakunanka
exclusive	millalla	millakunalla

possessive forms of milla

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	millay	millaykuna
accusative	millayta	millaykunata
dative	millayman	millaykunaman
genitive	millaypa	millaykunap
locative	millaypi	millaykunapi
terminative	millaykama	millaykunakama
ablative	millaymanta	millaykunamanta
instrumental	millaywan	millaykunawan
comitative	millaynintin	millaykunantin
abessive	millayninnaq	millaykunannaq
comparative	millayhina	millaykunahina
causative	millayrayku	millaykunarayku
benefactive	millaypaq	millaykunapaq
associative	millaypura	millaykunapura
distributive	millayninka	millaykunanka
exclusive	millaylla	millaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	millayki	millaykikuna
accusative	millaykita	millaykikunata
dative	millaykiman	millaykikunaman
genitive	millaykipa	millaykikunap
locative	millaykipi	millaykikunapi
terminative	millaykikama	millaykikunakama
ablative	millaykimanta	millaykikunamanta
instrumental	millaykiwan	millaykikunawan
comitative	millaykintin	millaykikunantin
abessive	millaykinnaq	millaykikunannaq
comparative	millaykihina	millaykikunahina
causative	millaykirayku	millaykikunarayku
benefactive	millaykipaq	millaykikunapaq
associative	millaykipura	millaykikunapura
distributive	millaykinka	millaykikunanka
exclusive	millaykilla	millaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	millan	millankuna
accusative	millanta	millankunata
dative	millanman	millankunaman
genitive	millanpa	millankunap
locative	millanpi	millankunapi
terminative	millankama	millankunakama
ablative	millanmanta	millankunamanta
instrumental	millanwan	millankunawan
comitative	millanintin	millankunantin
abessive	millanninnaq	millankunannaq
comparative	millanhina	millankunahina
causative	millanrayku	millankunarayku
benefactive	millanpaq	millankunapaq
associative	millanpura	millankunapura
distributive	millaninka	millankunanka
exclusive	millanlla	millankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	millanchik	millanchikkuna
accusative	millanchikta	millanchikkunata
dative	millanchikman	millanchikkunaman
genitive	millanchikpa	millanchikkunap
locative	millanchikpi	millanchikkunapi
terminative	millanchikkama	millanchikkunakama
ablative	millanchikmanta	millanchikkunamanta
instrumental	millanchikwan	millanchikkunawan
comitative	millanchiknintin	millanchikkunantin
abessive	millanchikninnaq	millanchikkunannaq
comparative	millanchikhina	millanchikkunahina
causative	millanchikrayku	millanchikkunarayku
benefactive	millanchikpaq	millanchikkunapaq
associative	millanchikpura	millanchikkunapura
distributive	millanchikninka	millanchikkunanka
exclusive	millanchiklla	millanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	millayku	millaykukuna
accusative	millaykuta	millaykukunata
dative	millaykuman	millaykukunaman
genitive	millaykupa	millaykukunap
locative	millaykupi	millaykukunapi
terminative	millaykukama	millaykukunakama
ablative	millaykumanta	millaykukunamanta
instrumental	millaykuwan	millaykukunawan
comitative	millaykuntin	millaykukunantin
abessive	millaykunnaq	millaykukunannaq
comparative	millaykuhina	millaykukunahina
causative	millaykurayku	millaykukunarayku
benefactive	millaykupaq	millaykukunapaq
associative	millaykupura	millaykukunapura
distributive	millaykunka	millaykukunanka
exclusive	millaykulla	millaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	millaykichik	millaykichikkuna
accusative	millaykichikta	millaykichikkunata
dative	millaykichikman	millaykichikkunaman
genitive	millaykichikpa	millaykichikkunap
locative	millaykichikpi	millaykichikkunapi
terminative	millaykichikkama	millaykichikkunakama
ablative	millaykichikmanta	millaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	millaykichikwan	millaykichikkunawan
comitative	millaykichiknintin	millaykichikkunantin
abessive	millaykichikninnaq	millaykichikkunannaq
comparative	millaykichikhina	millaykichikkunahina
causative	millaykichikrayku	millaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	millaykichikpaq	millaykichikkunapaq
associative	millaykichikpura	millaykichikkunapura
distributive	millaykichikninka	millaykichikkunanka
exclusive	millaykichiklla	millaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	millanku	millankukuna
accusative	millankuta	millankukunata
dative	millankuman	millankukunaman
genitive	millankupa	millankukunap
locative	millankupi	millankukunapi
terminative	millankukama	millankukunakama
ablative	millankumanta	millankukunamanta
instrumental	millankuwan	millankukunawan
comitative	millankuntin	millankukunantin
abessive	millankunnaq	millankukunannaq
comparative	millankuhina	millankukunahina
causative	millankurayku	millankukunarayku
benefactive	millankupaq	millankukunapaq
associative	millankupura	millankukunapura
distributive	millankunka	millankukunanka
exclusive	millankulla	millankukunalla

See also

• millay

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“thousand”) in reference to its composition of a thousand Roman paces. In reference to the English unit, calqued from English mile. Cognate with Catalan milla and Portuguese milha.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiʝa/ [ˈmi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈmiʝa/ [ˈmi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˈmiʎa/ [ˈmi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈmiʃa/ [ˈmi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈmiʒa/ [ˈmi.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Rhymes: -iʎa
• Rhymes: -iʃa
• Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: mi‧lla

Noun

milla f (plural millas)

1. English or American mile (a unit of distance equivalent to about 1.6 km)
2. (historical) milla, Spanish mile (a traditional unit of distance equivalent to 1,000 pasos, about 1.4 km)

Coordinate terms

• (English unit): pie (¹⁄₅₂₈₀ milla), yarda (¹⁄₁₇₆₀ milla)
• (Spanish unit): pie (¹⁄₅₀₀₀ milla), paso (¹⁄₁₀₀₀ milla), legua (3 millas)

Derived terms

• milla marina
• milla marítima
• milla náutica
• milla terrestre

 

Related terms

• mijero

 

Further reading

• “milla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10