"giga-" meaning in Finnish

See giga- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈɡiɡɑ-/, [ˈɡiɡɑ̝-]
Etymology: Internationalism (see English giga-), ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas). Etymology templates: {{internationalism|fi}} Internationalism, {{cog|en|giga-}} English giga-, {{der|fi|grc|γίγας}} Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas) Head templates: {{head|fi|prefix|head=}} giga-, {{fi-prefix}} giga-
  1. giga- Tags: morpheme Related terms: kilo-, mega-
    Sense id: en-giga--fi-prefix-xim8SvUH Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish internationalisms, SI units Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Finnish internationalisms: 100 0 Disambiguation of SI units: 100 0
  2. (informal) super-, extremely Tags: informal, morpheme
    Sense id: en-giga--fi-prefix-5fkh36uS
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi"
      },
      "expansion": "Internationalism",
      "name": "internationalism"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "giga-"
      },
      "expansion": "English giga-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "γίγας"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Internationalism (see English giga-), ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "giga-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "giga-",
      "name": "fi-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish internationalisms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fi",
          "name": "SI units",
          "orig": "fi:SI units",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giga-"
      ],
      "id": "en-giga--fi-prefix-xim8SvUH",
      "links": [
        [
          "giga-",
          "#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "kilo-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "mega-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "super-, extremely"
      ],
      "id": "en-giga--fi-prefix-5fkh36uS",
      "links": [
        [
          "super-",
          "super-"
        ],
        [
          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) super-, extremely"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡiɡɑ-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡiɡɑ̝-]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "giga-"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish internationalisms",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish prefixes",
    "Finnish terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fi:SI units"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi"
      },
      "expansion": "Internationalism",
      "name": "internationalism"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "giga-"
      },
      "expansion": "English giga-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "γίγας"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Internationalism (see English giga-), ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "giga-",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "giga-",
      "name": "fi-prefix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kilo-"
    },
    {
      "word": "mega-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "giga-"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "giga-",
          "#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "super-, extremely"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "super-",
          "super-"
        ],
        [
          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) super-, extremely"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡiɡɑ-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡiɡɑ̝-]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "giga-"
}

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