χίλιοι

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
10,000
 ←  100  ←  900 ͵α
1,000
2,000  →  10,000  → 
100
    Cardinal: χῑ́λῐοι (khī́lĭoi)
    Ordinal: χῑλῐοστός (khīlĭostós)
    Adverbial: χῑλῐάκῐς (khīlĭákĭs)

Alternative forms

  • χῑ́λι’ (khī́li’)contracted
  • χείλιοι (kheílioi)Ionic
  • χήλιοι (khḗlioi), χέλιοι (khélioi)Laconian
  • χέλλιοι (khéllioi)Lesbian, Thessalian

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰesliyoy, from *ǵʰes-, whence χείρ (kheír)), as if meaning “full hand”. Cognates include Sanskrit सहस्र (sahásra) and Latin mīlle.

    Pronunciation

     

    Numeral

    χῑ́λῐοι • (khī́lĭoi) (feminine χῑ́λῐαι, neuter χῑ́λῐα)

    1. thousand

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Byzantine Greek:

    References