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Translingual

Noun

kilo

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Kilo of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

English

Pronunciation

Noun

kilo (plural kilos)

  1. 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.
  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Translations

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See also

Anagrams

Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish kilo.

Noun

kilo

  1. kilo(gram)

Chinese

Etymology

From English kilo or clipping of English kilogram.

Pronunciation


Classifier

kilo

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) kilogram

Synonyms

See also

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Clipping of kilogramm (kilogram)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo

  1. kilo

Declension

Declension of kilo
singular plural
nominative kilo kilolar
genitive kilonıñ kilolarnıñ
dative kiloğa kilolarğa
accusative kilonı kilolarnı
locative kiloda kilolarda
ablative kilodan kilolardan

References

Czech

Etymology

Clipping of kilogram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo n

  1. kilo, short for kilogram
  2. (informal) a hundred crowns (Czech currency)
    Synonym: stovka f

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • kilo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kilo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

kilo c or n (plural kilo's, diminutive kilootje n)

  1. Abbreviation of kilogram.

Descendants

  • Aukan: kilo
  • Kari'na: kiro

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of kilogramma (kilogram)

Noun

kilo

  1. kilogram, 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.
Possessive forms of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kiloni kiloni
accusative nom. kiloni kiloni
gen. kiloni
genitive kiloni kilojeni
partitive kiloani kilojani
inessive kilossani kiloissani
elative kilostani kiloistani
illative kilooni kiloihini
adessive kilollani kiloillani
ablative kiloltani kiloiltani
allative kilolleni kiloilleni
essive kilonani kiloinani
translative kilokseni kiloikseni
abessive kilottani kiloittani
instructive
comitative kiloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kilosi kilosi
accusative nom. kilosi kilosi
gen. kilosi
genitive kilosi kilojesi
partitive kiloasi kilojasi
inessive kilossasi kiloissasi
elative kilostasi kiloistasi
illative kiloosi kiloihisi
adessive kilollasi kiloillasi
ablative kiloltasi kiloiltasi
allative kilollesi kiloillesi
essive kilonasi kiloinasi
translative kiloksesi kiloiksesi
abessive kilottasi kiloittasi
instructive
comitative kiloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kilomme kilomme
accusative nom. kilomme kilomme
gen. kilomme
genitive kilomme kilojemme
partitive kiloamme kilojamme
inessive kilossamme kiloissamme
elative kilostamme kiloistamme
illative kiloomme kiloihimme
adessive kilollamme kiloillamme
ablative kiloltamme kiloiltamme
allative kilollemme kiloillemme
essive kilonamme kiloinamme
translative kiloksemme kiloiksemme
abessive kilottamme kiloittamme
instructive
comitative kiloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kilonne kilonne
accusative nom. kilonne kilonne
gen. kilonne
genitive kilonne kilojenne
partitive kiloanne kilojanne
inessive kilossanne kiloissanne
elative kilostanne kiloistanne
illative kiloonne kiloihinne
adessive kilollanne kiloillanne
ablative kiloltanne kiloiltanne
allative kilollenne kiloillenne
essive kilonanne kiloinanne
translative kiloksenne kiloiksenne
abessive kilottanne kiloittanne
instructive
comitative kiloinenne
Derived terms
See also

Further reading

Etymology 2

Probably kileä +‎ -o. Cognate with Karelian kilo.

Noun

kilo

  1. (chiefly poetic) shine, gleam
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.
Possessive forms of kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kiloni kiloni
accusative nom. kiloni kiloni
gen. kiloni
genitive kiloni kilojeni
partitive kiloani kilojani
inessive kilossani kiloissani
elative kilostani kiloistani
illative kilooni kiloihini
adessive kilollani kiloillani
ablative kiloltani kiloiltani
allative kilolleni kiloilleni
essive kilonani kiloinani
translative kilokseni kiloikseni
abessive kilottani kiloittani
instructive
comitative kiloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kilosi kilosi
accusative nom. kilosi kilosi
gen. kilosi
genitive kilosi kilojesi
partitive kiloasi kilojasi
inessive kilossasi kiloissasi
elative kilostasi kiloistasi
illative kiloosi kiloihisi
adessive kilollasi kiloillasi
ablative kiloltasi kiloiltasi
allative kilollesi kiloillesi
essive kilonasi kiloinasi
translative kiloksesi kiloiksesi
abessive kilottasi kiloittasi
instructive
comitative kiloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kilomme kilomme
accusative nom. kilomme kilomme
gen. kilomme
genitive kilomme kilojemme
partitive kiloamme kilojamme
inessive kilossamme kiloissamme
elative kilostamme kiloistamme
illative kiloomme kiloihimme
adessive kilollamme kiloillamme
ablative kiloltamme kiloiltamme
allative kilollemme kiloillemme
essive kilonamme kiloinamme
translative kiloksemme kiloiksemme
abessive kilottamme kiloittamme
instructive
comitative kiloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kilonne kilonne
accusative nom. kilonne kilonne
gen. kilonne
genitive kilonne kilojenne
partitive kiloanne kilojanne
inessive kilossanne kiloissanne
elative kilostanne kiloistanne
illative kiloonne kiloihinne
adessive kilollanne kiloillanne
ablative kiloltanne kiloiltanne
allative kilollenne kiloillenne
essive kilonanne kiloinanne
translative kiloksenne kiloiksenne
abessive kilottanne kiloittanne
instructive
comitative kiloinenne
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From the prefix kilo-.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

  1. kilo
  2. (colloquial, singular or plural) a large quantity

Descendants

Further reading

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Verb

kilo

  1. to watch, gaze

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian кило (kilo).

Pronunciation

Noun

kilo

  1. Short for kilogramma: kilo
    • 1937, 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

From kili (goat) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilo

  1. 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

  1. kilogram

Latvian

Noun

kilo m (invariable)

  1. alternative form of kilograms

Norman

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

  1. (Jersey) kilo

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkʰilo/

Noun

kilo

  1. 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

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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)

  1. a kilo (1000 grammes)
  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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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)

  1. a kilo (1000 grammes)
  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Synonyms

References

Polish

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Pronunciation

Noun

kilo n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) kilogram
  2. (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)

  1. stake

Romanian

Noun

kilo n (plural kilo)

  1. Alternative form of kil

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative kilo kiloul kilo kilole
genitive-dative kilo kiloului kilo kilolor
vocative kiloule kilolor

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kilo (Cyrillic spelling кило)

  1. vocative singular of kila

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

kilo n (genitive singular kila, nominative plural kilá, genitive plural kíl, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. kilo, short for kilogram

Declension

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, 2003–2024

Slovene

Noun

kilo

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of kila

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of kilogramo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkilo/
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Syllabification: ki‧lo

Noun

kilo m (plural kilos)

  1. kilo (kilogram)
    Synonyms: kilogramo, quilo, quilogramo
  2. the letter K in the Spanish spelling alphabet
  3. (Spain, colloquial, historical) a million pesetas
    Coordinate term: talego
  4. (Spain, colloquial) a million euros

Further reading

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kilo.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilo class IX (plural kilo class X) or kilo class VII (plural vilo class VIII)

  1. kilogram

Swedish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕiːlʊ/, (now chiefly regional) /ˈkiːlʊ/
  • Rhymes: -¹iːlʊ

Noun

kilo n

  1. kilo, clipping of kilogram.
    Hunden väger 52 kilo
    The dog weighs 52 kilos

Declension

See also

References

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)

  1. bent; crooked; curved
    Synonyms: baluktot, nakabaluktot, balikuko, nakabalikuko, buktot
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Noun

kilô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ) (chiefly Batangas)

  1. quality of being bent, crooked, or curved (of lines, wires, branches, etc.)
    Synonyms: baluktot, kabaluktutan, balikuko, kabalikukuan
  2. bent or curved portion of something

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish kilo, or analytically, Clipping of kilogramo.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ)

  1. kilo; kilogram
  2. act of weighing something in kilograms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

kilo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ)

  1. rafter; crossbeam that supports the roofing
See also

Further reading

  • kilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

From French kilo.

Noun

kilo (definite accusative kiloyu, plural kilolar)

  1. Clipping of kilogram.

Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кило́ (kiló).

Noun

kilo

  1. kilogram, 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