ilium
English
Alternative forms
- ilion (4th to 7th centuries)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īlium (“lower abdomen”), from īle (“flank”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪlɪəm/
- Rhymes: -ɪliəm
Noun
ilium (plural ilia)
- (anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.
- (anatomy, obsolete) The ileum, part of the small intestine (in modern usage, misspelling of ileum.).
Usage notes
In modern usage, ilium always refers to the bones of the hip and pelvis while ileum always refers to the part of the small intestine. To remember the different spellings, one mnemonic is that there is an -i- in the middle of both ilium and hip; another is that ileus affects the ileum, and both have an -e-.
Coordinate terms
- ischium
- pubis
Derived terms
- iliac
- ilio-
Translations
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French
Noun
ilium m (plural iliums)
- ilium
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.li.um/, [ˈiːlʲiʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.li.um/, [ˈiːlium]
Etymology 1
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Noun
īlium n (genitive īliī or īlī); second declension
- Alternative form of īle.
Inflection
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | īlium | īlia |
Genitive | īliī īlī1 | īliōrum |
Dative | īliō | īliīs |
Accusative | īlium | īlia |
Ablative | īliō | īliīs |
Vocative | īlium | īlia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
- → English: ilium
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
īlium n
- genitive plural of īle
References
- “ilium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ilium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ilium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “ilium”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “ilium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ilium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly