LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

īle

īle n (genitive īlis)
Classical[ˈiː.ɫɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.le]

Meaning

  1. in pluralthe part of the abdomen extending from the lowest ribs to the pubes; the groin, flank
  2. in pluralintestines, guts, entrails
  3. in pluralthe belly or body of a vessel
  4. singularprivate parts, genitals

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Caro · Pulpa · Viscera · Exta · Intestina · Ilia

1. Caro means flesh in its general sense, as a material substance, in opp. to fat, nerves, muscles, and so forth; pulpa, especially, eatable and savory flesh, in opp. to bones; viscera, all flesh, and every fleshy substance between the skin and the bones. 2. Viscera, in a narrower sense, means generally, the inner parts of the body; whereas exta means the inner parts of the upper part of the body, as the heart, lungs, and so forth; intestina, interanea, and ilia, the inner parts of the lower part of the body, namely, the entrails; and indeed intestina, and, in the age after Augustus, interanea, meant the guts as digestive organs; ilia, all that is contained in the lower part of the body, and particularly those parts that are serviceable. (v. 145.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīleīlia
genitiveīlisīlium
dativeīlīīlibus
accusativeīleīlia
ablativeīlīīlibus
vocativeīleīlia

īle, is, and īlĕum, ei, and īlĭum, ii, n., usually plur. īlĭa, ĭum, n. (heterocl.
I. dat. sing. ilio, in the pun with Ilio from Ilion, Poët. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 7, 499; dat. plur. iliis, Cels. 4, 1 fin.), that part of the abdomen which extends from the lowest ribs to the pubes, the groin, flank.
I. Lit., Ov. M. 3, 216; 12, 486; Verg. G. 3, 507; id. A. 7, 499; Hor. Epod. 3, 4: ilium vitia, Plin. 20, 5, 15, § 31: ducere ilia, to draw the flanks together, become broken-winded, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 9; so, trahere, Plin. 26, 6, 15, § 29: rumpere ilia, to burst, Verg. E. 7, 26.—
II. Transf., the entrails of animals, Hor. S. 2, 8, 30; Mart. 10, 45, 4, Juv. 5, 136.—
B. The belly or body of a vessel, Juvenc. 2, 141.—
C. Sing., the private parts, Cat. 63, 5.

Origins

Most likely from Ancient Greek εἰλεός (eileós, “colic”), from εἰλέω (eiléō, “throng, press”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“turn, wind, round”), same source as with Old Armenian գելում (gelum).

Elsewhere
  • Portugueseilhargafrom Vulgar Latin *iliarica
  • Spanishijarfrom Vulgar Latin *iliaris
  • Spanishijalfrom Vulgar Latin *iliaris
  • Portugueseilhalfrom Vulgar Latin *iliaris
  • Sardinianiğğárefrom Vulgar Latin *iliaris
  • Sardinianillárifrom Vulgar Latin *iliaris
  • Catalanilladafrom Vulgar Latin *iliata
  • Spanishijadafrom Vulgar Latin *iliata
  • Frenchjadefrom Vulgar Latin *iliata
  • Catalanjadefrom Vulgar Latin *iliata
Balkano-Romance
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Quick answers

What does īle mean in Latin?
īle, a noun, means “the part of the abdomen extending from the lowest ribs to the pubes; the groin, flank; intestines, guts, entrails”.
What is the genitive of īle?
The genitive singular is īlis. īle is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce īle?
In classical Latin, [ˈiː.ɫɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.le].