milli-

milli-

See also: milli, millî, and mil·li-

English

Etymology

    From Latin mille (thousand), via French.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɪlɪ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Prefix

    SI prefix
    m Previous: micro-
    Next: centi-

    milli-

    1. 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-
    2. thousand
      Example: millipede
      Synonym: chilia-

    Derived terms

    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

    Etymology

    From French milli-.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Prefix

    milli-

    1. 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 [PSV] 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 [EKSS] 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

    • IPA(key): /ˈmilːi-/, [ˈmilːi-]

    Prefix

    milli-

    1. milli-

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    French

    Etymology

      From Latin mille (thousand).

      Pronunciation

      Prefix

      milli-

      1. milli-

      Derived terms

      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[2] (in German)

      Hungarian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈmili]
      • 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

      Further reading

      • milli- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

      Swedish

      Prefix

      milli-

      1. milli-

      Derived terms

      Swedish terms prefixed with milli-

      Further reading