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noun · neutersecond declension

mīllennium

mīllennium n (genitive mīllenniī or mīllennī)
Classical[miːlˈlɛn.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[milˈlɛn.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. millennium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemīllenniummīllennia
genitivemīllenniī
mīllennī		mīllenniōrum
dativemīllenniōmīllenniīs
accusativemīllenniummīllennia
ablativemīllenniōmīllenniīs
vocativemīllenniummīllennia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīllennium

Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *h₂etnós Proto-Italic *atnos? Latin annus Latin annīs Latin mīllennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin millennium From mīllennis (“thousand-year”) + -ium (abstract-noun suffix). Mīllennis is a compound of mīlle (“thousand”) + annīs (“by years”, ablative plural of annus, “year”).

Quick answers

What does mīllennium mean in Latin?
mīllennium, a noun, means “millennium”.
What is the genitive of mīllennium?
The genitive singular is mīllenniī. mīllennium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce mīllennium?
In classical Latin, [miːlˈlɛn.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [milˈlɛn.ni.um].
Where does mīllennium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- → Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ → Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ → Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī → Latin mīllennium.