LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

milium

milium n (genitive miliī)
Classical[ˈmɪ.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. neutermillet (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemiliummilia
genitivemiliīmiliōrum
dativemiliōmiliīs
accusativemiliummilia
ablativemiliōmiliīs
vocativemiliummilia

mĭlĭum, ii, n.,
I. millet, Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 2; Verg. G. 1, 216; Plin. 18, 30, 73, § 304; 18, 10, 24, § 100.

Origins

Inherited from Proto-Italic *meljom, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Compare Ancient Greek μελῐ́νη (melĭ́nē, “millet”) and Lithuanian málnos (“millet”).

Descendants
  • Catalanmill
  • Frenchmillet
  • Englishmilletfrom French millet
  • Frenchmil
  • Italianmiglio
  • Occitanmilh
  • Occitanmilhet
  • Occitanmilhòc
  • Portuguesemilhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese milho
  • Romanianmei

Quick answers

What does milium mean in Latin?
milium, a noun, means “millet (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world)”.
What is the genitive of milium?
The genitive singular is miliī. milium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce milium?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɪ.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmiː.li.um].