LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

commīlitium

commīlitium n (genitive commīlitiī or commīlitī)
Classical[kɔm.miːˈlɪ.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kom.miˈlit.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. comradeship, companionship in war

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecommīlitiumcommīlitia
genitivecommīlitiī
commīlitī		commīlitiōrum
dativecommīlitiōcommīlitiīs
accusativecommīlitiumcommīlitia
ablativecommīlitiōcommīlitiīs
vocativecommīlitiumcommīlitia

com-mīlĭtĭum, ii, n. militia,
I. companionship in war (prob. not in use before the Aug. period).
I. Prop., Veil. 2, 29, 5; * Quint. 5, 10, 111; Tac. A. 1, 60; Flor. 4, 4, 2; Just. 5, 10, 3; 11, 5, 3; Plin. Ep. 10, 11, 2; 10, 18, 1.—
II. Transf., fellowship, companionship in gen. (very rare): (studiorum), Ov. P. 2, 5, 72; App. Flor. 3, p. 356, 1; Manil. 1, 780.

Origins

From con- (“co-”) + mīles (“soldier”) (stem mīlit-) + -ium (“-ship”, noun-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does commīlitium mean in Latin?
commīlitium, a noun, means “comradeship, companionship in war”.
What is the genitive of commīlitium?
The genitive singular is commīlitiī. commīlitium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce commīlitium?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.miːˈlɪ.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.miˈlit.t͡si.um].