míle1, m. (gs. ~, pl. -lte).1. Thousand. (Used as cardinal number followed by nom. sg.) (a)~ dhá chéad tríocha a ceathair, 1,234. ~ duine, bliain, one thousand persons, years. ~ go leith punt, one and a half thousand pounds. Na mílte troigh ar airde, thousands of feet high. An dara ~ bliain, the second millenium. Duine as an ~, one person in a thousand. (b) Great many. Go raibh ~ maith agat, thanks ever so much. Tá na mílte aige, he has thousands (of pounds), is well off. Na mílte ~ acu, thousands upon thousands of them. (c) Intensifying. Rinne sé a mhíle dícheall, he tried his utmost. Dá mhíle buíochas, in very spite of him. Gach uile mhíle ball dá chorp, every single member of his body. Ba mhíle ab fhearr liom agam é, I should much prefer to have it. Is ~ is measa mar sin é, it is far worse so. Go ~ maire tú é, heartiest congratulations on it. 2. Mile. ~ Éireannach, ~ mór, ~ gaelach, Irish mile. ~ reachtúil, ~ gallda, statute mile. ~ farraige, nautical mile, knot. Tá sé ~ (bealaigh, slí) chun na háite, it is a mile (journey) to the place. Chluinfeá ~ ó bhaile é, he could be heard a mile away.
míle2, m. (gs. ~, pl. -lí). 1. Soldier. 2. pr.n:M~ (Easpáinne), Milesius. Clanna M~, the Milesians. (Var:gs. & gpl. ~adh, npl. ~adha)