kilo

See also: Kilo, kiló, kilö, kilo-, kíló, and kiło

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːləʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkiloʊ/
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo
• Rhymes: -iːləʊ

Noun

kilo (plural kilos)

1. Clipping of kilogram.
   • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects [… ]”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:

     The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […] . But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.

2. The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Translations

short form of kilogram

• Arabic: كِيلُو m (kīlū)
• Armenian: կիլո (hy) (kilo)
• Belarusian: кіло́ n (kiló)
• Catalan: quilo (ca) m
• Chamicuro: kilo
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 啟羅／启罗, 启罗 (kai² lo⁴) (obsolete)

  Hakka: 奇勞／奇劳, 奇劳 (ki-ló)

  Mandarin: 公斤 (zh) (gōngjīn), 千克 (zh) (qiānkè)

• Czech: kilo (cs)
• Danish: kilo (da) n
• Estonian: kilo (et)
• Faroese: kilo n
• Finnish: kilo (fi)
• French: kilo (fr) m
• Galician: quilo
• Georgian: კილო (ḳilo)
• German: Kilo (de) n
• Greek: κιλό (el) n (kiló)
• Hindi: किलो m (kilo)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: chilo (it) m
• Japanese: キロ (ja) (kiro)
• Korean: 킬로 (ko) (killo)
• Lao: ກິໂລ (lo) (ki lō)
• Norman: kilo m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kilo m or n

  Nynorsk: kilo m or n

• Persian: کیلو (fa) (kilu)
• Portuguese: quilo (pt) m
• Romanian: kil (ro) n, chil (ro) n
• Russian: кило́ (ru) n (kiló)
• Slovak: kilo n
• Spanish: kilo (es), quilo (es)
• Swahili: kilo (sw)
• Swedish: kilo (sv) n
• Thai: โล (th) (loh), กิโล (th) (gì-loo)
• Ukrainian: кіло́ n (kiló)
• Yiddish: קילאָ m (kilo)

the letter "K"

• Estonian: Kalle
• Finnish: Kalle (fi)
• Italian: kursaal, cappa (it) m, kappa (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kilo

  Nynorsk: kilo

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} kilo (fr) m
• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} kilo
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Kurdish: , ,
• Latvian: ^{(please verify)} kilo m

See also

• kilo-

Anagrams

• Ilok, Loki

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Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish kilo.

Noun

kilo

1. kilo(gram)

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɪlo]

Noun

kilo n

1. kilo, short for kilogram
2. (informal) a hundred crowns (Czech currency)

Synonyms

• (hundred crowns): stovka f

Derived terms

• pětikilo n

See also

• litr m
• tác m
• bůr m
• pade f
• pětka f
• kačka f

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

kilo c (plural kilo's, diminutive kilootje n)

1. Abbreviation of kilogram.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈk̟ilo̞]

Etymology 1

Noun

kilo

1. Clipping of kilogramma (“kilogram”).

Declension

Inflection of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kilo	kilot
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kilo	kilot
accusative	nom.	kilo	kilot
	gen.	kilon
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
inessive		kilossa	kiloissa
elative		kilosta	kiloista
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
adessive		kilolla	kiloilla
ablative		kilolta	kiloilta
allative		kilolle	kiloille
essive		kilona	kiloina
translative		kiloksi	kiloiksi
abessive		kilotta	kiloitta
instructive		—	kiloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kiloni kiloni accusative nom. kiloni kiloni gen. kiloni genitive kiloni kilojeni partitive kiloani kilojani inessive kilossani kiloissani elative kilostani kiloistani illative kilooni kiloihini adessive kilollani kiloillani ablative kiloltani kiloiltani allative kilolleni kiloilleni essive kilonani kiloinani translative kilokseni kiloikseni abessive kilottani kiloittani instructive — — comitative — kiloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kilosi kilosi accusative nom. kilosi kilosi gen. kilosi genitive kilosi kilojesi partitive kiloasi kilojasi inessive kilossasi kiloissasi elative kilostasi kiloistasi illative kiloosi kiloihisi adessive kilollasi kiloillasi ablative kiloltasi kiloiltasi allative kilollesi kiloillesi essive kilonasi kiloinasi translative kiloksesi kiloiksesi abessive kilottasi kiloittasi instructive — — comitative — kiloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kilomme kilomme accusative nom. kilomme kilomme gen. kilomme genitive kilomme kilojemme partitive kiloamme kilojamme inessive kilossamme kiloissamme elative kilostamme kiloistamme illative kiloomme kiloihimme adessive kilollamme kiloillamme ablative kiloltamme kiloiltamme allative kilollemme kiloillemme essive kilonamme kiloinamme translative kiloksemme kiloiksemme abessive kilottamme kiloittamme instructive — — comitative — kiloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kilonne kilonne accusative nom. kilonne kilonne gen. kilonne genitive kilonne kilojenne partitive kiloanne kilojanne inessive kilossanne kiloissanne elative kilostanne kiloistanne illative kiloonne kiloihinne adessive kilollanne kiloillanne ablative kiloltanne kiloiltanne allative kilollenne kiloillenne essive kilonanne kiloinanne translative kiloksenne kiloiksenne abessive kilottanne kiloittanne instructive — — comitative — kiloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kilonsa kilonsa accusative nom. kilonsa kilonsa gen. kilonsa genitive kilonsa kilojensa partitive kiloaan kiloansa kilojaan kilojansa inessive kilossaan kilossansa kiloissaan kiloissansa elative kilostaan kilostansa kiloistaan kiloistansa illative kiloonsa kiloihinsa adessive kilollaan kilollansa kiloillaan kiloillansa ablative kiloltaan kiloltansa kiloiltaan kiloiltansa allative kilolleen kilollensa kiloilleen kiloillensa essive kilonaan kilonansa kiloinaan kiloinansa translative kilokseen kiloksensa kiloikseen kiloiksensa abessive kilottaan kilottansa kiloittaan kiloittansa instructive — — comitative — kiloineen kiloinensa

Derived terms

• kilohaili
• kilohinta
• kilokakku
• kilotavara
• neljänneskilo
• painokilo
• varttikilo

 

Etymology 2

Noun

kilo

1. (rare) shine

Declension

Inflection of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kilo	kilot
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kilo	kilot
accusative	nom.	kilo	kilot
	gen.	kilon
genitive		kilon	kilojen
partitive		kiloa	kiloja
inessive		kilossa	kiloissa
elative		kilosta	kiloista
illative		kiloon	kiloihin
adessive		kilolla	kiloilla
ablative		kilolta	kiloilta
allative		kilolle	kiloille
essive		kilona	kiloina
translative		kiloksi	kiloiksi
abessive		kilotta	kiloitta
instructive		—	kiloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kiloni kiloni accusative nom. kiloni kiloni gen. kiloni genitive kiloni kilojeni partitive kiloani kilojani inessive kilossani kiloissani elative kilostani kiloistani illative kilooni kiloihini adessive kilollani kiloillani ablative kiloltani kiloiltani allative kilolleni kiloilleni essive kilonani kiloinani translative kilokseni kiloikseni abessive kilottani kiloittani instructive — — comitative — kiloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kilosi kilosi accusative nom. kilosi kilosi gen. kilosi genitive kilosi kilojesi partitive kiloasi kilojasi inessive kilossasi kiloissasi elative kilostasi kiloistasi illative kiloosi kiloihisi adessive kilollasi kiloillasi ablative kiloltasi kiloiltasi allative kilollesi kiloillesi essive kilonasi kiloinasi translative kiloksesi kiloiksesi abessive kilottasi kiloittasi instructive — — comitative — kiloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kilomme kilomme accusative nom. kilomme kilomme gen. kilomme genitive kilomme kilojemme partitive kiloamme kilojamme inessive kilossamme kiloissamme elative kilostamme kiloistamme illative kiloomme kiloihimme adessive kilollamme kiloillamme ablative kiloltamme kiloiltamme allative kilollemme kiloillemme essive kilonamme kiloinamme translative kiloksemme kiloiksemme abessive kilottamme kiloittamme instructive — — comitative — kiloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kilonne kilonne accusative nom. kilonne kilonne gen. kilonne genitive kilonne kilojenne partitive kiloanne kilojanne inessive kilossanne kiloissanne elative kilostanne kiloistanne illative kiloonne kiloihinne adessive kilollanne kiloillanne ablative kiloltanne kiloiltanne allative kilollenne kiloillenne essive kilonanne kiloinanne translative kiloksenne kiloiksenne abessive kilottanne kiloittanne instructive — — comitative — kiloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kilonsa kilonsa accusative nom. kilonsa kilonsa gen. kilonsa genitive kilonsa kilojensa partitive kiloaan kiloansa kilojaan kilojansa inessive kilossaan kilossansa kiloissaan kiloissansa elative kilostaan kilostansa kiloistaan kiloistansa illative kiloonsa kiloihinsa adessive kilollaan kilollansa kiloillaan kiloillansa ablative kiloltaan kiloltansa kiloiltaan kiloiltansa allative kilolleen kilollensa kiloilleen kiloillensa essive kilonaan kilonansa kiloinaan kiloinansa translative kilokseen kiloksensa kiloikseen kiloiksensa abessive kilottaan kilottansa kiloittaan kiloittansa instructive — — comitative — kiloineen kiloinensa

Derived terms

• auringonkilo

Related terms

• kilottaa

Anagrams

• loki, olki

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French

Etymology

From the prefix kilo-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.lo/

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

1. kilo

Further reading

• “kilo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Karao

Noun

kilo

1. kilogram

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Latvian

Noun

kilo m (invariable)

1. alternative form of kilograms

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Norman

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

1. (Jersey) kilo

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Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰilo/

Noun

kilo

1. kilo, kilogramme

   Synonym: kilográmˈmá

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• gilo

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çiːlu/, [ˈçiː.lʊ]

Noun

kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloene)

kilo n (definite singular kiloet, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa or kiloene)

1. a kilo (1000 grammes)
2. kilo (letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet, usually spoken rather than written)

Synonyms

• kilogram

References

• “kilo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çiːlu/, [ˈçiː.lʊ]

Noun

kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)

kilo n (definite singular kiloet, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)

1. a kilo (1000 grammes)
2. kilo (letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

Synonyms

• kilogram

References

• “kilo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.lɔ/

• Audio

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Noun

kilo n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) kilogram
2. (colloquial, rare) Any other unit whose name starts with kilo-, like the kilometre.

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Romani

Noun

kilo m (plural kile)

1. stake

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiɫɔ/

Noun

kilo m (genitive singular kila, nominative plural kilá, genitive plural kíl, declension pattern of mesto)

1. kilo, short for kilogram

Declension

Declension of kilo

	singular	plural
nominative	kilo	kilá
genitive	kila	kíl
dative	kilu	kilám
accusative	kilo	kilá
locative	kile	kilách
instrumental	kilom	kilami

Derived terms

• kilový
• kilečko

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

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Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of kilogramo

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

1. kilo (kilogram)

   Synonyms: kilogramo, quilo, quilogramo

2. the letter K in the Spanish phonetic alphabet

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kilo.

Noun

kilo (n class, plural kilo) or kilo (ki-vi class, plural vilo)

1. kilogram

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕiːlʊ/

Noun

kilo n

1. kilo, short form of kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams)

Declension

Declension of kilo
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kilo	kilot	kilon	kilona
Genitive	kilos	kilots	kilons	kilonas

See also

• kilo-

Anagrams

• olik

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Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кило́ (kiló).

Noun

kilo

1. kilogram, kilo

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “килограмм”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika