kilo-
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.
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kilo-
- 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
- (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210 (1024)
Usage notes
- 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-.
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Further reading
- “kilo-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Albanian
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilo-”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][2] (in Albanian), 1980
Basque
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilogramo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”).
Prefix
kilo-
- kilo- (SI prefix expressing 103 of the base unit)
Usage notes
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
- “kilo-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “kilo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “kilo-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Czech
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Danish
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilo-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilogram” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
Esperanto
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- kilogramo in Fundamento de Esperanto by L. L. Zamenhof, 1905
Estonian
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “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
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilo-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilo-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilo-” in Duden online
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- kilométer in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI
Ido
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- kilogram-o in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924
Italian
Prefix
kilo-
Synonyms
- chilo- (in more general usage)
Further reading
Latvian
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- kilo- at tezaurs.lv
Lithuanian
Noun
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilometras”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilo-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilogram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Prefix
kilo-
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Portuguese
Prefix
kilo-
- Alternative spelling of quilo-
Romanian
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- kilo- in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilo-” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak
Prefix
kilo-
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Further reading
- “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
Pronunciation
Prefix
kȋlo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilo-”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Prefix
kilo-
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Turkish
Prefix
kilo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kilogram”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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