Kilo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kilo"

Translingual

Kilo [1]
Kilo [2]
Kilo [3]

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English kilo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkilo][1]

Noun

Kilo

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter K.
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter K.
  3. (time zone) UTC+10:00
ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Mike
November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
zero one two three (tree) four (fower) five (fife) six seven eight nine (niner) hundred thousand decimal

Translations

References

  1. ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Swedish *Kila äng, *Kilo äng, from Swedish kil (“wedge”), referring to a (former) sharp bay extending from the Huopalahti bay.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈk̟ilo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Syllabification(key): Ki‧lo
  • Hyphenation(key): Ki‧lo

Proper noun

Kilo

  1. 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.

Inflection of Kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Kilo —
genitive Kilon —
partitive Kiloa —
illative Kiloon —
singular plural
nominative Kilo —
accusative nom. Kilo —
gen. Kilon
genitive Kilon —
partitive Kiloa —
inessive Kilossa —
elative Kilosta —
illative Kiloon —
adessive Kilolla —
ablative Kilolta —
allative Kilolle —
essive Kilona —
translative Kiloksi —
abessive Kilotta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kilo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kiloni —
accusative nom. Kiloni —
gen. Kiloni
genitive Kiloni —
partitive Kiloani —
inessive Kilossani —
elative Kilostani —
illative Kilooni —
adessive Kilollani —
ablative Kiloltani —
allative Kilolleni —
essive Kilonani —
translative Kilokseni —
abessive Kilottani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kilosi —
accusative nom. Kilosi —
gen. Kilosi
genitive Kilosi —
partitive Kiloasi —
inessive Kilossasi —
elative Kilostasi —
illative Kiloosi —
adessive Kilollasi —
ablative Kiloltasi —
allative Kilollesi —
essive Kilonasi —
translative Kiloksesi —
abessive Kilottasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kilomme —
accusative nom. Kilomme —
gen. Kilomme
genitive Kilomme —
partitive Kiloamme —
inessive Kilossamme —
elative Kilostamme —
illative Kiloomme —
adessive Kilollamme —
ablative Kiloltamme —
allative Kilollemme —
essive Kilonamme —
translative Kiloksemme —
abessive Kilottamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kilonne —
accusative nom. Kilonne —
gen. Kilonne
genitive Kilonne —
partitive Kiloanne —
inessive Kilossanne —
elative Kilostanne —
illative Kiloonne —
adessive Kilollanne —
ablative Kiloltanne —
allative Kilollenne —
essive Kilonanne —
translative Kiloksenne —
abessive Kilottanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kilonsa —
accusative nom. Kilonsa —
gen. Kilonsa
genitive Kilonsa —
partitive Kiloaan
Kiloansa
—
inessive Kilossaan
Kilossansa
—
elative Kilostaan
Kilostansa
—
illative Kiloonsa —
adessive Kilollaan
Kilollansa
—
ablative Kiloltaan
Kiloltansa
—
allative Kilolleen
Kilollensa
—
essive Kilonaan
Kilonansa
—
translative Kilokseen
Kiloksensa
—
abessive Kilottaan
Kilottansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

References

  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Kilo n (strong, genitive Kilo, plural Kilos or Kilo)

  1. kilo

Declension

Further reading

  • “Kilo” in Duden online
  • “Kilo”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)