bilione

Italian

Italian numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  1,000,000,000 (109) [a], [b] ←  100,000,000,000 (1011) 1012 1013  → [a], [b] 1015  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: un bilione, unbilione
    Ordinal: bilionesimo
Italian Wikipedia article on 1012

Etymology

From bi- +‎ (mi)lione (“million”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈljo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: bi‧lió‧ne

Numeral

bilione m (plural bilioni)

  1. trillion (1012)

Usage notes

  • One trillion is normally written un bilione or unbilione.
  • Multiples are often written as two words, e.g. due bilioni (“two trillion”).

Further reading

  • bilione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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