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Translingual
Noun
kilo
- Alternative letter-case form of Kilo of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkiːləʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkiloʊ/
- Hyphenation: ki‧lo
- Rhymes: -iːləʊ
Noun
kilo (plural kilos)
- 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.
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Translations
short form of kilogram
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See also
Anagrams
Chamicuro
Etymology
Noun
kilo
Chinese
Etymology
From English kilo or clipping of English kilogram.
Pronunciation
Classifier
kilo
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 公斤 (“kilogram”)
See also
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Clipping of kilogramm (“kilogram”)
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ki‧lo
Noun
kilo
Declension
Declension of kilo
References
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo n
Declension
Derived terms
- pětikilo n
See also
Further reading
- kilo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kilo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo c or n (plural kilo's, diminutive kilootje n)
- Abbreviation of kilogram.
Descendants
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Clipping of kilogramma (“kilogram”)
Noun
kilo
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. | |||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “2. kilo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Probably kileä + -o. Cognate with Karelian kilo.
Noun
kilo
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. | |||
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Derived terms
compounds
Related terms
Further reading
- “1. kilo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From the prefix kilo-.
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo m (plural kilos)
- kilo
- (colloquial, singular or plural) a large quantity
Descendants
- → Kaba: kìlō
Further reading
- “kilo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Verb
kilo
Ingrian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian кило (kilo).
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo
- Short for kilogramma: kilo
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 94:
- Dƶindaun rattail oli 30 killoa munnaa, 40 killoa föklää i kilo sukuria.
- In Džindau's carts there were 30 kilos of potatoes, 40 kilos of beetroot and a kilo of sugar.
Declension
| Declension of kilo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kilo | kilot |
| genitive | kilon | killoin, kiloloin |
| partitive | killoa | kiloja, kiloloja |
| illative | killoo | killoi, kiloloihe |
| inessive | kilos | kilois, kilolois |
| elative | kilost | kiloist, kiloloist |
| allative | kilolle | kiloille, kiloloille |
| adessive | kilol | kiloil, kiloloil |
| ablative | kilolt | kiloilt, kiloloilt |
| translative | kiloks | kiloiks, kiloloiks |
| essive | kilonna, killoon | kiloinna, kiloloinna, killoin, kiloloin |
| exessive1) | kilont | kiloint, kiloloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkilo/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkiloi̯/,
- Rhymes: -ilo, -iloi̯
- Hyphenation: ki‧lo
Noun
kilo
- Synonym of kili
Declension
| Declension of kilo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kilo | kilot |
| genitive | kilon | killoin, kiloloin |
| partitive | killoa | kiloja, kiloloja |
| illative | killoo | killoi, kiloloihe |
| inessive | kilos | kilois, kilolois |
| elative | kilost | kiloist, kiloloist |
| allative | kilolle | kiloille, kiloloille |
| adessive | kilol | kiloil, kiloloil |
| ablative | kilolt | kiloilt, kiloloilt |
| translative | kiloks | kiloiks, kiloloiks |
| essive | kilonna, killoon | kiloinna, kiloloinna, killoin, kiloloin |
| exessive1) | kilont | kiloint, kiloloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 165
Karao
Noun
kilo
Latvian
Noun
kilo m (invariable)
- alternative form of kilograms
Norman
Noun
kilo m (plural kilos)
Northern Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo
- kilo, kilogramme
- Synonym: kilográmˈmá
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo.
Pronunciation
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)
- a kilo (1000 grammes)
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Synonyms
References
- “kilo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo.
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)
kilo n (definite singular kiloet, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)
- a kilo (1000 grammes)
- (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Synonyms
References
- “kilo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo n (indeclinable)
- (colloquial) kilogram
- (colloquial, rare) any other unit whose name starts with kilo-, like the kilometre
Further reading
- kilo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kilo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romani
Noun
kilo m (plural kile)
Romanian
Noun
kilo n (plural kilo)
- Alternative form of kil
Declension
Declension of kilo
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
kilo (Cyrillic spelling кило)
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo n (genitive singular kila, nominative plural kilá, genitive plural kíl, declension pattern of mesto)
Declension
Declension of kilo
Derived terms
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
Slovene
Noun
kilo
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo m (plural kilos)
- kilo (kilogram)
- Synonyms: kilogramo, quilo, quilogramo
- the letter K in the Spanish spelling alphabet
- (Spain, colloquial, historical) a million pesetas
- Coordinate term: talego
- (Spain, colloquial) a million euros
Further reading
- “kilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
kilo (n class, plural kilo) or kilo (ki-vi class, plural vilo)
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo n
Declension
| Declension of kilo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kilo | kilot | kilon | kilona |
| Genitive | kilos | kilots | kilons | kilonas |
See also
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiluq. Compare Ilocano nakillo (“winding; twisted; broken (of language)”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kilô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ) (chiefly Batangas)
- bent; crooked; curved
- Synonyms: baluktot, nakabaluktot, balikuko, nakabalikuko, buktot
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Noun
kilô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ) (chiefly Batangas)
- quality of being bent, crooked, or curved (of lines, wires, branches, etc.)
- Synonyms: baluktot, kabaluktutan, balikuko, kabalikukuan
- bent or curved portion of something
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish kilo, or analytically, Clipping of kilogramo.
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
kilo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ)
See also
Further reading
- “kilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish
Etymology
Noun
kilo (definite accusative kiloyu, plural kilolar)
- Clipping of kilogram.
Veps
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian кило́ (kiló).
Noun
kilo
Inflection
| Inflection of kilo (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | kilo | ||
| genitive sing. | kilon | ||
| partitive sing. | kilod | ||
| partitive plur. | kiloid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kilo | kilod | |
| accusative | kilon | kilod | |
| genitive | kilon | kiloiden | |
| partitive | kilod | kiloid | |
| essive-instructive | kilon | kiloin | |
| translative | kiloks | kiloikš | |
| inessive | kilos | kiloiš | |
| elative | kilospäi | kiloišpäi | |
| illative | kilho kiloho |
kiloihe | |
| adessive | kilol | kiloil | |
| ablative | kilolpäi | kiloilpäi | |
| allative | kilole | kiloile | |
| abessive | kilota | kiloita | |
| comitative | kilonke | kiloidenke | |
| prolative | kilodme | kiloidme | |
| approximative I | kilonno | kiloidenno | |
| approximative II | kilonnoks | kiloidennoks | |
| egressive | kilonnopäi | kiloidennopäi | |
| terminative I | kilhosai kilohosai |
kiloihesai | |
| terminative II | kilolesai | kiloilesai | |
| terminative III | kilossai | — | |
| additive I | kilhopäi kilohopäi |
kiloihepäi | |
| additive II | kilolepäi | kiloilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “килограмм”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika