Luxembourgish

Number

Milliard f ‎(plural Milliarden)

1. (cardinal) a short-scale billion, 10⁹

English

Numeral

milliard ‎(plural milliards)

1. (cardinal, now rare) 10⁹, a thousand times a million. (Now generally replaced by the short scale billion.) [from 18th c.]
   • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 155:

     For the coming year France would contribute 80 milliard francs ($200 million) to the Algerian budget [...].

Derived terms

• milliardth

See also

• Previous: million. Next: billion.
• Symbolic: 10⁹ = 1,000,000,000

Synonyms

• a short scale billion

Translations

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

French milliard.

Numeral

milliard

1. A milliard (a short scale billion).

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

French

Etymology

From million, by changing the suffix to -ard.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.ljaʁ/

Numeral

milliard

1. A milliard (a short scale billion).

Noun

milliard m ‎(plural milliards)

1. A milliard (a short scale billion).

Usage notes

• Previous: million, 10⁶
• Next: billion, 10¹²

Derived terms

• milliardaire

Norwegian Bokmål

Numeral

milliard m ‎(definite singular milliarden, indefinite plural milliarder, definite plural milliardene)

1. milliard (a short scale billion).
2. a billion (1000 million)

References

• “milliard” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Numeral

milliard m ‎(definite singular milliarden, indefinite plural milliardar, definite plural milliardane)

1. milliard (a short scale billion).
2. a billion (1000 million)

References

• “milliard” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) milliarda

Numeral

milliard

1. (Puter, Vallader) milliard (a short scale billion).

Noun

milliard m (plural milliards)

1. (Puter, Vallader) milliard (a short scale billion).

Derived terms

• milliardari

Tatar

Numeral

milliard ‎(Cyrillic spelling миллиард)

1. A milliard (a short scale billion).

Declension