LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

hēlium

hēlium n (genitive hēliī)
Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. New Latinhelium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehēliumhēlia
genitivehēliīhēliōrum
dativehēliōhēliīs
accusativehēliumhēlia
ablativehēliōhēliīs
vocativehēliumhēlia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂wél(i)yos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hāwélios
  4. Ancient Greek ἥλιος(hḗlios)
  5. Latinhēlium

Latin -ium Latin helium From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + -ium (chemical element suffix). Coined by English scientist and astronomer Norman Lockyer in 1868.

Descendants
  • Englishhelium
  • Italianelio
  • Portuguesehélio
  • Spanishhelio
  • Sicilianìliu

Quick answers

What does hēlium mean in Latin?
hēlium, a noun, means “helium”.
What is the genitive of hēlium?
The genitive singular is hēliī. hēlium is neuter, second declension.
Where does hēlium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ → Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos → Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios → Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios) → Latin hēlium.