Wiktionary

kilo-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kilo"

English edit

Etymology edit

From French, kilo- irregularly derived from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “one thousand”). The etymologically "correct" form would be chili- or chilo-, resulting in forms such as chiliasme (“chiliasm”) or chilopode (“centipede”); but the French, when creating the prefix, had to avoid a possible (standard) pronunciation of chi as /ʃi/, too close to the vulgar verb chier.

Prefix edit

SI prefix
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kilo-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1,000. Symbol: k
  2. (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210 (1024)

Usage notes edit

  • The usage of kilo as a 1024x multiplier in computing is considered obsolete in some groups, but others continue to use it this way.[1] See kibi-.

Synonyms edit

Antonyms edit

Related terms edit

English terms prefixed with kilo-

Translations edit

Further reading edit

  • “kilo-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams edit

Albanian edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Albanian terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • “kilo-”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2] (in Albanian), 1980

Basque edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Basque terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • "kilogramo" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”).

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo- (SI prefix expressing 103 of the base unit)

Usage notes edit

The letter k is not normally used in Catalan. Instead, Catalan orthography calls for using the qu digraph to represent the /k/ sound before an e or an i. Therefor, when the metric system was introduced into Catalan, the prefix kilo- was originally spelled quilo-. With the advent of k as a standard international abbreviation, usage of kilo- has become not only acceptable, but also more common than the traditional spelling. However, traditionalists still insist upon the use of quilo-.

Further reading edit

Czech edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Czech terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • kilo- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kilo- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Danish terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

Dutch edit

 
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Etymology edit

From French kilo-.

Pronunciation edit

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Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Dutch terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • “kilogram” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

Esperanto edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Esperanto terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • kilogramo in Fundamento de Esperanto by L. L. Zamenhof, 1905

Estonian edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Estonian terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • kilo- in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Internationalism, from French kilo-, ultimately from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “one thousand”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkilo-/, [ˈk̟ilo̞-]

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

French edit

Etymology edit

See English kilo-.

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

French terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

German edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

German terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • “kilo-” in Duden online
  • “kilo-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkilo]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. (noun prefix) kilo-
    méter (“meter”) → kilométer (“kilometer”)

Derived terms edit

Hungarian nouns prefixed with kilo-

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • kilométer in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI

Ido edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Ido terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • kilogram-o in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924

Italian edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. (sciences) kilo-
    Synonym: (in more general usage) chilo-

Further reading edit

  • kilo- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latvian edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Latvian terms prefixed with kilo-

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Lithuanian edit

Noun edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Lithuanian terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with kilo-

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Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Polish terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • kilo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. Alternative spelling of quilo-

Romanian edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Romanian terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Serbo-Croatian terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • “kilo-” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Slovak terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • “kilo-”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2023

Slovene edit

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

kȋlo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Slovene terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • “kilo-”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Spanish terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Swedish terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Turkish edit

Prefix edit

kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms edit

Turkish terms prefixed with kilo-

Further reading edit

  • kilogram in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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