milium

English

Noun

milium (plural milia)

  1. (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.um/, [ˈmɪ.li.ũː]
milia in agrō (millet in the field)

Noun

milium n (genitive miliī or milī); second declension

  1. millet
Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative milium milia
Genitive miliī
milī1		 miliōrum
Dative miliō miliīs
Accusative milium milia
Ablative miliō miliīs
Vocative milium milia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

Etymology 2

Inflected form of mīlle (“thousand”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmiː.li.um/, [ˈmiː.li.ũː]

Numeral

mīlium

  1. 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
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