LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

missile

missile n (genitive missilis)

Meaning

  1. neutera thrown weapon, such as a javelin
  2. neuterpluralpresents from the Emperor thrown to the people
  3. New Latinneutera missile (self-propelled projectile)
    2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Foederatio occidentalis Syriam missilibus percussit https://areena.yle.fi/1-4377543, Nuntii Latini 20.4.2018The US, UK, and France Saturday morning fired over a hundred missiles at three Syrian sites in which chemical weapons were being built and stored.

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemissilemissilia
genitivemissilismissilium
dativemissilīmissilibus
accusativemissilemissilia
ablativemissilīmissilibus
vocativemissilemissilia

Origins

From missilis.

Quick answers

What does missile mean in Latin?
missile, a noun, means “a thrown weapon, such as a javelin; presents from the Emperor thrown to the people; a missile (self-propelled projectile)”.
What is the genitive of missile?
The genitive singular is missilis. missile is neuter, third declension.