Meile

See also: meile, meilė, Meilė, and meilę

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mīle, from Old High German mīla, ultimately from Latin mīlle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ̯lə/

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• Hyphenation: Mei‧le
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə

Noun

Meile f (genitive Meile, plural Meilen)

1. mile (unit of distance)
   1. (nautical, aviation) Short for Seemeile: nautical mile (≈ 1.9 km)
   2. (chiefly North American contexts) international mile (≈ 1.6 km)
   3. (historical) any of various units used before metrification, especially
      1. the Roman mile (≈ 1.5 km)
      2. much longer distances in Germany and other parts of continental Europe, generally between 4 and 10 km (the Prussian mile of 1816 was ≈ 7.5 km)
2. (informal, chiefly in the plural) a vague term for a long distance
3. (chiefly in compounds) promenade, boulevard

Declension

Declension of Meile [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Meile	die	Meilen
genitive	einer	der	Meile	der	Meilen
dative	einer	der	Meile	den	Meilen
accusative	eine	die	Meile	die	Meilen

Related terms

• meilenweit, meilenlang
• Bannmeile, Einkaufsmeile, Flaniermeile, Fanmeile, letzte Meile, Kubikmeile, Seemeile
• Quadratmeile, Quadrat-Meile, Quadr.-Meile (Quadr. Meile), Q.-Meile (Q. Meile), □Meile (□ Meile)
• Meilenstein, Dreimeilenzone, Meilensammler, Meilengutschrift
• Siebenmeilenstiefel

See also

• Leuge

Further reading

• “Meile” in Duden online
• “Meile” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Méile

1. instrumental/vocative of Méilė