LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

chīlias

chīlias f (genitive chīliadis)
Classical[ˈkʰiː.li.as]Ecclesiastical[ˈkiː.li.as]

Meaning

  1. 1000, the number one thousand
  2. chiliad, a group of 1000 things
  3. millennium, a group of 1000 years

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechīliaschīliadēs
genitivechīliadischīliadum
dativechīliadīchīliadibus
accusativechīliademchīliadēs
ablativechīliadechīliadibus
vocativechīliaschīliadēs

chīlĭăs, ădis, f., = χιλιάς,
I. the number 1000, a chiliad, Macr. S. 1, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰesliyoy
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoi
  4. Ancient Greek χῑ́λιοι(khī́lioi)
  5. Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς(-ắs)
  6. Latinchīlias

Ancient Greek χῑλιάς (khīliás)bor. Latin chīlias Borrowed from Ancient Greek χῑλιάς (khīliás, “a thousand”).

Descendants
  • Englishchiliad
  • Frenchchiliade

In English words that came into English from chīlias

  • chiliadchīlias

Quick answers

What does chīlias mean in Latin?
chīlias, a noun, means “1000, the number one thousand; chiliad, a group of 1000 things; millennium, a group of 1000 years”.
What is the genitive of chīlias?
The genitive singular is chīliadis. chīlias is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce chīlias?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʰiː.li.as]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkiː.li.as].
Where does chīlias come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰesliyoy → Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi → Ancient Greek χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi) → Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) → Latin chīlias.