milium
English
Noun
milium (plural milia)
- (dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.
Synonyms
- milk spot
- oil seed
Further reading
-
Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”), see also Ancient Greek μελίνη (melínē, “millet”) and Lithuanian málnos (“millet”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmi.li.ũ/
milia in agrō (millet in the field)
Noun
milium n (genitive miliī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | milium | milia |
| genitive | miliī | miliōrum |
| dative | miliō | miliīs |
| accusative | milium | milia |
| ablative | miliō | miliīs |
| vocative | milium | milia |
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inflected form of mīlle (“thousand”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmiː.li.ũ/
Numeral
mīlium
- genitive plural of mīlle
Usage notes
See Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers
References
- milium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- milium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- milium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.