ViaMedieval Latin fromLatinilia.
ileum (pluralilea)
Do not confuseileum (part of the gut) withilium (part of the pelvis).
In modern usage, the spellingilium always refers to the bones of thehip andpelvis whereas the spellingileum always refers to the last part of the small intestine. To remember the different spellings of these identically pronounced words, people have come up with the following mnemonics, for example:
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ileum n
īleum n (genitiveīleī);second declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | īleum | īlea |
| genitive | īleī | īleōrum |
| dative | īleō | īleīs |
| accusative | īleum | īlea |
| ablative | īleō | īleīs |
| vocative | īleum | īlea |
ileum (definite accusativeileumu,pluralileumlar)