milli-

See also: milli, millî, and mil·li-

English

Etymology

From Latin mille (“thousand”), via French.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪlɪ/

Prefix

SI prefix

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milli-

2. 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-

4. thousand

   Example: millipede

   Synonym: chilia-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with milli- (thousandth)

English terms prefixed with milli- (thousand)

Translations

prefix

• Albanian: mili-
• Belarusian: мілі- (mili-)
• Bulgarian: мили- (mili-)
• Catalan: mil·li- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毫- (háo-)

• Czech: mili- (cs)
• Dutch: milli- (nl)
• Estonian: milli- (et)
• Finnish: milli- (fi)
• French: milli- (fr)
• Galician: mili- (gl)
• German: milli- (de)
• Greek: χιλιοστό- (chiliostó-)
• Hindi: सहस्रि- (sahasri-)
• Hungarian: milli- (hu)
• Icelandic: milli-
• Indonesian: mili-
• Ingrian: milli-
• Irish: mili-
• Italian: milli-
• Japanese: ミリ- (miri-)
• Latvian: mili-
• Lithuanian: mili-
• Malagasy: mili- (mg)
• Malay: mili- (ms)
• Marathi: सहस्रि- (sahasri-)
• Nepali: सहस्रि- (sahasri-)
• Polish: mili- (pl)
• Portuguese: mili- (pt)
• Romanian: mili-
• Russian: милли- (ru) (milli-)
• Scottish Gaelic: mili-
• Serbo-Croatian: mili-
• Slovak: mili-
• Slovene: mili-
• Spanish: mili- (es)
• Swedish: milli- (sv)
• Tagalog: kalibo-
• Thai: มิลลิ- (min-lí-)
• Turkish: mili-
• Ukrainian: мілі- (mili-)
• Yiddish: מילי־ (mili-)

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

• “milli-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From French milli-.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

milli-

1. milli-

Dutch terms prefixed with 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

Finnish terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

• “milli-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

French

Etymology

From Latin mille (“thousand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ji/

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

milli-

1. milli-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

• “milli-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

milli-

1. milli-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

• “milli-” in Duden online
• “milli-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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

• “milli-” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian милли- (milli-).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmilːi-/, [ˈmilʲː-]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmilːi-/, [ˈmilːi-]

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

• milliampere
• millibar
• milligrammo
• millilitro
• millimetro
• millimicron
• millisecondo
• millivolt

Italian terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

• milli- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Swedish

Prefix

milli-

1. milli-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with milli-

Further reading

• milli- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)