ilium

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Borrowed from Latin Īlium, from Ancient Greek Ἴ̄λιον (Í̄lion). Metrical evidence from the Iliad and the Odyssey suggests that the name Ἴλιον (Ílion) formerly began with a digamma: Ϝίλιον (Wílion). Compare Hittite 𒃾𒇻𒊭 (Wi-lu-ša, “Wilusa”), usually identified with Troy, and Hittite 𒌑𒂊𒂖𒇻𒍑 (wellu-š, “pasture, meadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wólnus (“meadow, pasture”). Cognate with English wold. By surface analysis, Ili- + -um.

Borrowed from Latin īlium (“lower abdomen”), from īle (“flank”).

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: Իլիոն (Ilion) — Troy — see also Troy
• Asturian: Ilión — Troy — see also Troy
• Basque: Ilion — Troy — see also Troy
• Belarusian: І́ліян (Ílijan) — Troy — see also Troy
• Bulgarian: Илио́н (Ilión) — Troy — see also Troy
• Danish: Illion — Troy — see also Troy
• Galician: Ilión — Troy — see also Troy
• German: Ilion — Troy — see also Troy
• Greek: Ίλιον (Ílion) — Troy — see also Troy
• Ancient Greek: Ἴλιον (Ílion) — Troy — see also Troy
• Ancient Greek: Ἴλιος (Ílios) — Troy — see also Troy
• Icelandic: Ilíon — Troy — see also Troy
• Icelandic: Ilíum — Troy — see also Troy
• Italian: Ilio — Troy — see also Troy
• Japanese: イリオス (Iriosu) — Troy — see also Troy
• Korean: 일리룸 (illirum) — Troy — see also Troy
• Latin: Ilium — Troy — see also Troy
• Latin: Illion — Troy — see also Troy
• Russian: Илион (Ilion) — Troy — see also Troy
• Serbo-Croatian: Ilij — Troy — see also Troy
• Sicilian: Iliu — Troy — see also Troy
• Spanish: Ilión — Troy — see also Troy
• Ukrainian: Іліон (Ilion) — Troy — see also Troy
• Catalan: ili — bone
• Catalan: os ilíac — bone
• Chinese Mandarin: 髂骨 (qiàgǔ) — bone
• Chinese Mandarin: 腸骨 /肠骨 (chánggǔ) — bone
• Dutch: darmbeen — bone
• Finnish: suoliluu — bone
• Hungarian: csípőcsont — bone
• Icelandic: mjaðmarspaði — bone
• Italian: osso iliaco — bone
• Japanese: 腸骨 (chōkotsu) — bone
• Northern Kurdish: kemax — bone
• Polish: kość biodrowa — bone
• Portuguese: ílio — bone
• Portuguese: ilíaco — bone
• Russian: подвздошная кость (podvzdošnaja kostʹ) — bone
• Spanish: ilion — bone
• Swedish: tarmben — bone
• Tagalog: buto ng balakang — bone