different between hilum vs ilium

English

Alternative forms

• hilus

Etymology

From Latin h?lum (“a trifle; a spot on a seed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ha?.l?m/
• Hyphenation: hi?lum

Noun

hilum (plural hila)

1. (botany) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
2. (botany) The nucleus of a starch grain.
3. (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ; a porta.

Synonyms

• (fissure): porta

Related terms

• hilar

Translations

Further reading

• Hilum (biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hilum (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

Unknown, possibly Semitic source.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?hi?.lum/, [?hi??????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?i.lum/, [?i?lum]

Noun

h?lum n (genitive h?l?); second declension

1. trifle
2. (in the negative) not a whit, not in the least

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

• Catalan: hílum
• English: hilum, hilus
• French: hile
• German: Hilum
• Italian: ilo
• Portuguese: hilo
• Spanish: hilio

References

• hilum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• hilum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• hilum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• hilum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• hilum in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

English

Alternative forms

• ilion (4th to 7th centuries)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?lium (“lower abdomen”), from ?le (“flank”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l??m/
• Rhymes: -?li?m

Noun

ilium (plural ilia)

1. (anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.
2. (anatomy, obsolete) The ileum, part of the small intestine.

Usage notes

In modern usage, ilium always refers to the bones of the hip and pelvis while ileum always refers to the part of the small intestine. To remember the different spellings, one rule is that there is an i in the middle of both ilium and hip.

Coordinate terms

• ischium
• pubis

Derived terms

• iliac

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?i?.li.um/, [?i?li???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?i.li.um/, [?i?lium]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

?lium n (genitive ?li? or ?l?); second declension

1. Alternative form of ?le.

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• ? English: ilium

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

?lium n

1. genitive plural of ?le

References

• ilium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ilium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ilium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• ilium in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?^[1]
• ilium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ilium in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly