milia

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: mĭl′ē-ə
• (Received Pronunciation, Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪl.iː.ə/
• (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪl.i.ə/; (also Scotland) /ˈmɪl.i.ʌ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈməl.iː.ə/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪl.iː.a/
• Rhymes: -ɪliə
• Hyphenation: mil‧i‧a

Noun

milia

1. plural of milium

Latin

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmiː.li.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmiː.li.a]

Numeral

mīlia

1. nominative/accusative plural of mīlle

Usage notes

The plural mīlia (“thousands”) behaves as a neuter noun. For more information, see Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers.

References

• “milia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

milia

1. plural of mlia