kilo-

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English

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Etymology

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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

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SI prefix
k Previous: hecto-
Next: mega-

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

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  • 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

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Translations

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Further reading

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  • kilo-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

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Albanian

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Further reading

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

Basque

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Category Basque terms prefixed with kilo- not found

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Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Prefix

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kilo-

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

Usage notes

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  • 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-.

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Czech

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Further reading

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

Danish

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From French kilo-.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Esperanto

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Further reading

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

Estonian

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Further reading

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  • kilo-”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkilo-/, [ˈk̟ilo̞-]

Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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French

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Etymology

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See English kilo-.

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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German

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Further reading

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

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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

Prefix

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kilo-

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kilométer in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI

Ido

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Further reading

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

Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian кило- (kilo-).

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Italian

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Prefix

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kilo-

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

Further reading

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  • kilo- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latvian

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Lithuanian

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Noun

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkilɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ilɔ
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kilo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. Alternative spelling of quilo-

Romanian

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Serbo-Croatian

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Further reading

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  • kilo-” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Further reading

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  • 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, 2024

Slovene

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Pronunciation

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Prefix

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kȋlo-

  1. kilo-

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Further reading

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

Spanish

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Swedish

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

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Turkish

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Prefix

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kilo-

  1. kilo-

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kilogram”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu