Kilo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kilo"

Translingual

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

Alternative forms

• kilo, KILO

Etymology

Borrowed from English kilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkilo]

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

code	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

the letter "K" in a national spelling alphabet

• Czech: Karel (cs)
• English: King
• Swedish: Kalle (sv)

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Swedish *Kila äng, *Kilo äng, from Swedish kil (“wedge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈk̟ilo̞]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification^(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 — —

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

1. kilo

Declension

Declension of Kilo [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kilo	die	Kilos, Kilo
genitive	eines	des	Kilo	der	Kilos, Kilo
dative	einem	dem	Kilo	den	Kilos, Kilo
accusative	ein	das	Kilo	die	Kilos, Kilo

Further reading

• “Kilo” in Duden online
• “Kilo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache