milli-

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See also: milli, millî, and mil·li-

English

Etymology

From Latin mille (“thousand”), via French.

Pronunciation

Prefix

SI prefix
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milli-

  2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3. Symbol: m.
    Example: milligram
    Antonym: kilo-
  4. thousand
    Example: millipede
    Synonym: chilia-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with milli- (thousandth)
English terms prefixed with milli- (thousand)

Translations

Further reading

  • “milli-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin mille.

Prefix

milli-

  1. milli-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

Dutch

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Etymology

From French milli-.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

milli-

  1. milli-
Dutch terms prefixed with milli-

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: mili

Further reading

  • “millimeter” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

Estonian

Prefix

milli-

  1. milli-

Derived terms

Estonian terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

  • “millimeeter”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • “milli-”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Latin mille.

Pronunciation

Prefix

milli-

  1. milli-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Latin mille (“thousand”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

milli-

  1. milli-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

Prefix

milli-

  1. milli-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

  • “milli-” in Duden online
  • “milli-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: mil‧li

Prefix

milli-

  1. (noun prefix) milli-
    ‎milli- + ‎méter (“meter”) → ‎milliméter (“millimeter”)

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns prefixed with milli-

Further reading

  • milliliter in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI

Icelandic

Prefix

milli-

  1. milli-

Derived terms

Icelandic terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian милли- (milli-).

Pronunciation

Prefix

milli-

  1. milli-

Derived terms

Ingrian terms prefixed with milli-

Italian

Prefix

milli-

  1. milli- (multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

  • milli- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Swedish

Prefix

milli-

  1. milli-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

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