milis

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish milis,[1] from Proto-Celtic *melissis, from *meli. Akin to mil.

Pronunciation

Adjective

milis (genitive singular feminine milse, plural milse, comparative milse)

  1. sweet

Declension
Declension of milis
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative milis mhilis milse;
mhilse²
Vocative mhilis milse
Genitive milse milse milis
Dative milis;
mhilis¹		 mhilis milse;
mhilse²
Comparative níos milse
Superlative is milse

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
milis mhilis not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “milis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 99, page 39

Further reading
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “milis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 483
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “milis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “milis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “milis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *melissis, from *meli.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmʲilʲisʲ/

Adjective

milis

  1. sweet
    • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 6c7
      Léic úait inna bíada milsi et tomil innahí-siu do·mmeil do chenél arnáp hésom con·éit détso.
      Put away from you sg the sweet foods, and consume those that your race consumes, so that it may not be he who is indulgent to you.

Declension
i-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative milis milis milis
Vocative milis
Accusative milis milis
Genitive milis milse milis
Dative milis milis milis
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative milsi milsi
Vocative milsi
Accusative milsi
Genitive milis*
milse
Dative milsib
Notes *not when substantivized

Descendants
  • Irish: milis
  • Manx: millish
  • Scottish Gaelic: milis

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
milis
also mmilis after a proclitic		 milis
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/		 unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish milis, from Proto-Celtic *melissis, from *meli. Akin to mil.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmilɪʃ/

Adjective

milis (genitive singular feminine mìlse, nominative plural mìlse, comparative mìlse)

  1. sweet, sugary
    cho milis ris an t-siùcar ― as sweet as sugar
    'S mìlse leam mo Mhòrag ― Sweet to me is my Mòrag (from the traditional song Mòrag à Dùn Bheagain)
    cha dèan corrag mhilis ìm ― a sweet tooth will never make butter (literally, “a sweet finger will not make butter”)
  2. melodious, dulcet

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative/Vocative/Dative milis mhilis mìlse
Genitive mhilis mìlse mìlse

Derived terms
  • aran-milis (“gingerbread”)
  • bainne milis (“sweet milk, or condensed milk”)
  • buntàta milis (“sweet potatoes, yams”)
  • maide-milis (“liquorice”)
  • neo-mhilis (“savoury”)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
milismhilis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “milis”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “milis”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Swedish

Noun

milis c

  1. militia

Declension
Declension of milis 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative milis milisen miliser miliserna
Genitive milis milisens milisers milisernas

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Borrowed from German Milch.[1]

Noun

milis

  1. (coconut) milk

Synonyms

See also

References
  1. Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 18: “[…] /lk/ melek (coconut) milk, /lç/ in milis (coconut) milk (borrowed from German Milch) and […]”

Turkish

Etymology

From late Ottoman Turkish میلیس, from French milice.

Noun

milis (definite accusative milisi, plural milisler)

  1. militia

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “milis”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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