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Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from English kilo.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kilo
- (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter K.
- (nautical) Signal flag for the letter K.
- (time zone) UTC+10:00
Translations
the letter "K" in a national spelling alphabet
References
- ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from Swedish *Kila äng, *Kilo äng, from Swedish kil (“wedge”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kilo
- A district of Espoo
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kilo" is Kilossa.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Kilo n (strong, genitive Kilo, plural Kilos or Kilo)
- kilo
Declension
Further reading
- “Kilo” in Duden online
- “Kilo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache