English

Noun

milium ‎(plural milia)

1. (dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

Synonyms

• milk spot
• oil seed

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ‎(“to grind, crush”), see also Ancient Greek μελίνη ‎(melínē, “millet”) and Lithuanian málnos ‎(“millet”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.li.ũ/

milia in agrō (millet in the field)

Noun

milium n ‎(genitive miliī); second declension

1. millet

Related terms

• miliaceus

Inflection

Second declension.

Descendants

Etymology 2

Inflected form of mīlle ‎(“thousand”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmiː.li.ũ/

Numeral

mīlium

1. genitive plural of mīlle

Usage notes

See Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

• milium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• milium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “milium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.