χίλια δυο

Greek

Etymology

From χίλια (chília, “thousands”) +‎ δυο (dyo, “two”), two signifying plurality in general.

Pronunciation
  • The stressed form of δυο, δύο, is never used with this term.

Adjective

χίλια δυο • (chília dyo) (indeclinable)

  1. many, an indefinite number of
  2. (hyperbolic) thousand, million, billion
    χίλια δυο πράγματα
    chília dyo prágmata
    a million things
  3. (hyperbolic) a thousand and one
    χίλια δυο προβλήματα
    chília dyo provlímata
    a thousand and one problems
  4. half a dozen (when used in an approximative sense)
  5. all sorts/kinds of
  6. so many
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