χιλιο-
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See also: χιλιό-
Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”).
Prefix
χιλιο- • (chilio-)
- kilo- (SI unit prefix, 106)
- χιλιο- (chilio-) + μέτρο (métro, “metre”) → χιλιόμετρο (chiliómetro, “kilometre”)
- χιλιο- (chilio-) + κύκλος (kýklos, “cycle”) → χιλιόκυκλος (chiliókyklos, “kilocycle”)
- indicating something repeated many times.
- χιλιο- (chilio-) + ειπωμένος (eipoménos, “told”) → χιλιοειπωμένος (chilioeipoménos, “hackneyed”, “told many times”)
Usage notes
Two "1000-times" multiplying prefixes are used with Greek units of measurement:
χιλιο-
- χιλιετία n (chilietía, “millennium”)
- χιλιετηρίδα n (chilietirída, “millennium”)
- χιλιογραμμόμετρο n (chiliogrammómetro, “kilogrammetre”)
- χιλιόγραμμο n (chiliógrammo, “kilogram”)
- χιλιόκυκλος n (chiliókyklos, “kilocycle”)
- χιλιόλιτρο n (chiliólitro, “kilolitre”)
- χιλιόμετρο n (chiliómetro, “kilometre”)
kilo-
- κιλοβάτ n (kilovát, “kilowatt”)
- κιλοβατώρα n (kilovatóra, “kilowatthour”)
- κιλοηλεκτρονιοβόλτ n (kiloïlektroniovólt, “kiloelectronvolt”)
- κιλομπάιτ n (kilompáit, “kilobyte”)
- κιλοπόντ n (kilopónt, “kilopound”)
- κιλοτζάουλ n (kilotzáoul, “kilojoule”)
- κιλοτόνος n (kilotónos, “kilotonne”)
- κιλοχέρτς n (kilochérts, “kilohertz”)
Synonyms
- (unit prefix): κιλο- (kilo-)
Derived terms
- Category Greek terms prefixed with χιλι- not found
See also
Further reading
Διεθνές σύστημα μονάδων (Προθέματα μονάδων) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- χιλιο-, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
