English → Latin
“Ilium” in Latin
The English word Ilium itself goes back to Latin īle, through īlium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
Ilium
Ilium and Ilion, -ii (n.); of or belonging to Ilium (or Troy), Trojan, Ilius, -a, -um; Iliacus, -a, -um; and Iliensis, -e; a woman of Ilium, Ilias, -adis (f.); usual in plural, Iliades, -um
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for Ilium?
- The usual Latin words for “Ilium” are Īliacus, Īlĭădes. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.