sjömil

See also: sjømil

Swedish

Etymology

From Danish sømil, from sø (“sea”) + mil (“Danish mile or league”). Equivalent to sjö +‎ mil.

Noun

sjömil c

  1. nautical mile, now exactly 1,852 meters but (historical) previously roughly four times as much, 4 minutes of arc or 1/15 of the length of an equatorial degree
    Synonyms: nautisk mil, distansminut

Declension
Declension of sjömil 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sjömil sjömilen sjömil sjömilen
Genitive sjömils sjömilens sjömils sjömilens

References
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