χίλια

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “thousand”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰesliyoy, from *ǵʰes-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈçiʎa/
  • Hyphenation: χί‧λια
  • Homophone: χείλια (cheília)

Numeral

χίλια • (chília)

  1. one thousand
    χίλια χρόνια ιστορίας ― chília chrónia istorías ― a thousand years of history

Adjective

χίλια • (chília)

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter plural form of χίλιοι (chílioi).
  • χιλιάδα f (chiliáda, “thousand”)
  • δύο χιλιάδες f pl (dýo chiliádes, “two thousand”)
  • χιλιάρικο n (chiliáriko, “1,000 (drachma or other currency) note”)

See also
  • Greek number and measurement
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