Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chilia-

/ˈkɪliə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chil-i-a-
IPA: /ˈkɪliə/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

thousand; thousandfold.

Etymology

From Latin chilias, itself from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”). Doublet of kilo-.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: chilias, χίλιοι

Frequently Paired Words

chiliad chiliarch chiliasm chiliast chiliastic chiliomb trichiliocosm

Synonyms

kilo- mul:k- mul:k

Antonyms

milli-

Questions

How do you pronounce chilia-?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪliə/.
What does chilia- mean?: thousand; thousandfold.
Where does chilia- come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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