allium

allium

See also: Allium

English

Etymology

From taxonomic name Allium, from Latin allium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæliəm/
  • Rhymes: -æliəm

Noun

allium (plural alliums or allia)

  1. Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic.

Usage notes

The English plural alliums is now preferred, over the Latinate allia.[1]

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Plant Name Pluralisation, English Language & Usage

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

    See ālium.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    allium n (genitive alliī or allī); second declension

    1. late form of ālium (found since 1st century CE)

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative allium allia
    genitive alliī
    allī1
    alliōrum
    dative alliō alliīs
    accusative allium allia
    ablative alliō alliīs
    vocative allium allia

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

    References

    • allium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • allium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • allium”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • allium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers