LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

minium

minium n (genitive miniī or minī)
Classical[ˈmɪ.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. neuternative cinnabar
  2. neuterred lead, minium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeminiumminia
genitiveminiī
minī		miniōrum
dativeminiōminiīs
accusativeminiumminia
ablativeminiōminiīs
vocativeminiumminia

mĭnĭum, ii, n. (apoc. form min, Verg. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 28; Aus. Gram. 9) [Span.],
I. native cinnabar: Hiberum, Prop. 2, 2, 21.—
II. Red-lead, minium, Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 118; Verg. E. 10, 27; Suet. Calig. 18; id. Gram. 11; Vitr. 7, 8, 1.

Origins

From Minius + -um.

Descendants
  • Englishminium
  • Italianminio
  • Portuguesemínio
  • Spanishminio
  • Ancient Greekμίνιον
  • Dutchmeniefrom Middle Dutch minie
  • Polishminia

In English words that came into English from minium

  • miniatureminiō
  • miniumminium

Quick answers

What does minium mean in Latin?
minium, a noun, means “native cinnabar; red lead, minium”.
What is the genitive of minium?
The genitive singular is miniī. minium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce minium?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɪ.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmiː.ni.um].