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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “thousand”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰesliyoy, from *ǵʰes-.
Pronunciation
Numeral
χίλια • (chília)
- one thousand
- χίλια χρόνια ιστορίας ― chília chrónia istorías ― a thousand years of history
Adjective
χίλια • (chília)
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of χίλιοι (chílioi)
- χιλιάδα f (chiliáda, “thousand”)
- δύο χιλιάδες f pl (dýo chiliádes, “two thousand”)
- χιλιάρικο n (chiliáriko, “1,000 (drachma or other currency) note”)
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