nounfourth declension

mīlle passūs

mīlle passūs m pl (genitive mīlle passuum)

Classical[ˈmiːl.lɛ ˈpas.suːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmil.le ˈpas.sus]

Meaning

a Roman mile of 8 stadia (“stades”); 1,000 passūs (“paces”); or 5,000 pedēs (“feet”), approximately 4,854 English feet.

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	—	mīlle passūs mīlia passuum, mīllia passuum
genitive	—	mīlle passuum mīlium passuum, mīllium passuum
dative	—	mīlle passibus mīlibus passuum, mīllibus passuum
accusative	—	mīlle passūs mīlia passuum, mīllia passuum
ablative	—	mīlle passibus mīlibus passuum, mīllibus passuum
vocative	—	mīlle passūs mīlia passuum, mīllia passuum

Origins

mīlle (“thousand”, indeclinable numeral) + the nominative plural of passus (“a pace, stride”).

Quick answers

What does mīlle passūs mean in Latin?

mīlle passūs, a noun, means “a Roman mile of 8 stadia (“stades”); 1,000 passūs (“paces”); or 5,000 pedēs (“feet”), approximately 4,854 English feet.”.

What is the genitive of mīlle passūs?

The genitive singular is mīlle passuum. mīlle passūs is fourth declension.

How do you pronounce mīlle passūs?

In classical Latin, [ˈmiːl.lɛ ˈpas.suːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmil.le ˈpas.sus].