χιλιάς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, thousand) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ás).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χῑλῐᾰ́ς (khīliásf (genitive χῑλῐᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. 1000, the number one thousand
  2. lots, any large and difficult to count amount
  3. millennium, a period of 1000 years

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