volt

is-noun

volt n (genitive singular volts, nominative plural volt)

volts (genitive singular)
volt (nominative plural)
volt (indefinite nominative singular)
voltið (definite nominative singular)
volt (indefinite nominative plural)
voltin (definite nominative plural)
volt (accusative indefinite singular)
voltið (accusative definite singular)
volt (accusative indefinite plural)
voltin (accusative definite plural)
volti (dative indefinite singular)
voltinu (dative definite singular)
voltum (dative indefinite plural)
voltunum (dative definite plural)
volts (genitive indefinite singular)
voltsins (definite genitive singular)
volta (genitive indefinite plural)
voltanna (definite genitive plural)

Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.


metri

is-noun

metri m (genitive singular metra, nominative plural metrar)

metra (genitive singular)
metrar (nominative plural)
metri (indefinite nominative singular)
metrinn (definite nominative singular)
metrar (indefinite nominative plural)
metrarnir (definite nominative plural)
metra (accusative indefinite singular)
metrann (accusative definite singular)
metra (accusative indefinite plural)
metrana (accusative definite plural)
metra (dative indefinite singular)
metranum (dative definite singular)
metrum (dative indefinite plural)
metrunum (dative definite plural)
metra (genitive indefinite singular)
metrans (definite genitive singular)
metra (genitive indefinite plural)
metranna (definite genitive plural)


mega-

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).


gramm

is-noun

gramm n (genitive singular gramms, nominative plural grömm)

gramms (genitive singular)
grömm (nominative plural)
gramm (indefinite nominative singular)
grammið (definite nominative singular)
grömm (indefinite nominative plural)
grömmin (definite nominative plural)
gramm (accusative indefinite singular)
grammið (accusative definite singular)
grömm (accusative indefinite plural)
grömmin (accusative definite plural)
grammi (dative indefinite singular)
gramminu (dative definite singular)
grömmum (dative indefinite plural)
grömmunum (dative definite plural)
gramms (genitive indefinite singular)
grammsins (definite genitive singular)
gramma (genitive indefinite plural)
grammanna (definite genitive plural)


sekúnda

sekúnda f (genitive singular sekúndu, nominative plural sekúndur)

sekúndu (genitive singular)
sekúndur (nominative plural)
sekúnda (indefinite nominative singular)
sekúndan (definite nominative singular)
sekúndur (indefinite nominative plural)
sekúndurnar (definite nominative plural)
sekúndu (accusative indefinite singular)
sekúnduna (accusative definite singular)
sekúndur (accusative indefinite plural)
sekúndurnar (accusative definite plural)
sekúndu (dative indefinite singular)
sekúndunni (dative definite singular)
sekúndum (dative indefinite plural)
sekúndunum (dative definite plural)
sekúndu (genitive indefinite singular)
sekúndunnar (definite genitive singular)
sekúndna (genitive indefinite plural)
sekúndnanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin secunda, short for secunda pars minuta (“second diminished part (of the hour)”).


amper

amper n (genitive singular ampers, nominative plural amper)

ampers (genitive singular)
amper (nominative plural)
amper (indefinite nominative singular)
amperið (definite nominative singular)
amper (indefinite nominative plural)
amperin (definite nominative plural)
amper (accusative indefinite singular)
amperið (accusative definite singular)
amper (accusative indefinite plural)
amperin (accusative definite plural)
amperi (dative indefinite singular)
amperinu (dative definite singular)
amperum (dative indefinite plural)
amperunum (dative definite plural)
ampers (genitive indefinite singular)
ampersins (definite genitive singular)
ampera (genitive indefinite plural)
amperanna (definite genitive plural)

Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).


desimetri

is-noun

desimetri m (genitive singular desimetra, nominative plural desimetrar)

desimetra (genitive singular)
desimetrar (nominative plural)
desimetri (indefinite nominative singular)
desimetrinn (definite nominative singular)
desimetrar (indefinite nominative plural)
desimetrarnir (definite nominative plural)
desimetra (accusative indefinite singular)
desimetrann (accusative definite singular)
desimetra (accusative indefinite plural)
desimetrana (accusative definite plural)
desimetra (dative indefinite singular)
desimetranum (dative definite singular)
desimetrum (dative indefinite plural)
desimetrunum (dative definite plural)
desimetra (genitive indefinite singular)
desimetrans (definite genitive singular)
desimetra (genitive indefinite plural)
desimetranna (definite genitive plural)


paskal

paskal n (genitive singular paskals, nominative plural pasköl)

paskals (genitive singular)
pasköl (nominative plural)
paskal (indefinite nominative singular)
paskalið (definite nominative singular)
pasköl (indefinite nominative plural)
paskölin (definite nominative plural)
paskal (accusative indefinite singular)
paskalið (accusative definite singular)
pasköl (accusative indefinite plural)
paskölin (accusative definite plural)
paskali (dative indefinite singular)
paskalinu (dative definite singular)
paskölum (dative indefinite plural)
paskölunum (dative definite plural)
paskals (genitive indefinite singular)
paskalsins (definite genitive singular)
paskala (genitive indefinite plural)
paskalanna (definite genitive plural)


júl

júl n (genitive singular júls, nominative plural júl)

júls (genitive singular)
júl (nominative plural)
júl (indefinite nominative singular)
júlið (definite nominative singular)
júl (indefinite nominative plural)
júlin (definite nominative plural)
júl (accusative indefinite singular)
júlið (accusative definite singular)
júl (accusative indefinite plural)
júlin (accusative definite plural)
júli (dative indefinite singular)
júlinu (dative definite singular)
júlum (dative indefinite plural)
júlunum (dative definite plural)
júls (genitive indefinite singular)
júlsins (definite genitive singular)
júla (genitive indefinite plural)
júlanna (definite genitive plural)

Named after English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818–1889).


kíló

is-noun

kíló n (genitive singular kílós, nominative plural kíló)

kílós (genitive singular)
kíló (nominative plural)
kíló (indefinite nominative singular)
kílóið (definite nominative singular)
kíló (indefinite nominative plural)
kílóin (definite nominative plural)
kíló (accusative indefinite singular)
kílóið (accusative definite singular)
kíló (accusative indefinite plural)
kílóin (accusative definite plural)
kílói (dative indefinite singular)
kílóinu (dative definite singular)
kílóum (dative indefinite plural)
kílóunum (dative definite plural)
kílós (genitive indefinite singular)
kílósins (definite genitive singular)
kílóa (genitive indefinite plural)
kílóanna (definite genitive plural)


vatt

vatt n (genitive singular vatts, nominative plural vött)

vatts (genitive singular)
vött (nominative plural)
vatt (indefinite nominative singular)
vattið (definite nominative singular)
vött (indefinite nominative plural)
vöttin (definite nominative plural)
vatt (accusative indefinite singular)
vattið (accusative definite singular)
vött (accusative indefinite plural)
vöttin (accusative definite plural)
vatti (dative indefinite singular)
vattinu (dative definite singular)
vöttum (dative indefinite plural)
vöttunum (dative definite plural)
vatts (genitive indefinite singular)
vattsins (definite genitive singular)
vatta (genitive indefinite plural)
vattanna (definite genitive plural)

Named after the Scottish engineer James Watt.


milligramm

milligramm n (genitive singular milligramms, nominative plural milligrömm)

milligramms (genitive singular)
milligrömm (nominative plural)
milligramm (indefinite nominative singular)
milligrammið (definite nominative singular)
milligrömm (indefinite nominative plural)
milligrömmin (definite nominative plural)
milligramm (accusative indefinite singular)
milligrammið (accusative definite singular)
milligrömm (accusative indefinite plural)
milligrömmin (accusative definite plural)
milligrammi (dative indefinite singular)
milligramminu (dative definite singular)
milligrömmum (dative indefinite plural)
milligrömmunum (dative definite plural)
milligramms (genitive indefinite singular)
milligrammsins (definite genitive singular)
milligramma (genitive indefinite plural)
milligrammanna (definite genitive plural)

From milli- (“milli-”) + gramm (“gram”).


nanó-

Borrowed from Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

nanó- + metri → nanómetri


kíló-

Borrowed from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “one thousand”).


kílógramm

is-noun

kílógramm n (genitive singular kílógramms, nominative plural kílógrömm)

kílógramms (genitive singular)
kílógrömm (nominative plural)
kílógramm (indefinite nominative singular)
kílógrammið (definite nominative singular)
kílógrömm (indefinite nominative plural)
kílógrömmin (definite nominative plural)
kílógramm (accusative indefinite singular)
kílógrammið (accusative definite singular)
kílógrömm (accusative indefinite plural)
kílógrömmin (accusative definite plural)
kílógrammi (dative indefinite singular)
kílógramminu (dative definite singular)
kílógrömmum (dative indefinite plural)
kílógrömmunum (dative definite plural)
kílógramms (genitive indefinite singular)
kílógrammsins (definite genitive singular)
kílógramma (genitive indefinite plural)
kílógrammanna (definite genitive plural)


kílómetri

kílómetri m (genitive singular kílómetra, nominative plural kílómetrar)

kílómetra (genitive singular)
kílómetrar (nominative plural)
kílómetri (indefinite nominative singular)
kílómetrinn (definite nominative singular)
kílómetrar (indefinite nominative plural)
kílómetrarnir (definite nominative plural)
kílómetra (accusative indefinite singular)
kílómetrann (accusative definite singular)
kílómetra (accusative indefinite plural)
kílómetrana (accusative definite plural)
kílómetra (dative indefinite singular)
kílómetranum (dative definite singular)
kílómetrum (dative indefinite plural)
kílómetrunum (dative definite plural)
kílómetra (genitive indefinite singular)
kílómetrans (definite genitive singular)
kílómetra (genitive indefinite plural)
kílómetranna (definite genitive plural)


kílóvatt

kílóvatt n (genitive singular kílóvatts, nominative plural kílóvött)

kílóvatts (genitive singular)
kílóvött (nominative plural)
kílóvatt (indefinite nominative singular)
kílóvattið (definite nominative singular)
kílóvött (indefinite nominative plural)
kílóvöttin (definite nominative plural)
kílóvatt (accusative indefinite singular)
kílóvattið (accusative definite singular)
kílóvött (accusative indefinite plural)
kílóvöttin (accusative definite plural)
kílóvatti (dative indefinite singular)
kílóvattinu (dative definite singular)
kílóvöttum (dative indefinite plural)
kílóvöttunum (dative definite plural)
kílóvatts (genitive indefinite singular)
kílóvattsins (definite genitive singular)
kílóvatta (genitive indefinite plural)
kílóvattanna (definite genitive plural)


gíga-

From Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas, “giant”).


fermetri

fermetri m (genitive singular fermetra, nominative plural fermetrar)

fermetra (genitive singular)
fermetrar (nominative plural)
fermetri (indefinite nominative singular)
fermetrinn (definite nominative singular)
fermetrar (indefinite nominative plural)
fermetrarnir (definite nominative plural)
fermetra (accusative indefinite singular)
fermetrann (accusative definite singular)
fermetra (accusative indefinite plural)
fermetrana (accusative definite plural)
fermetra (dative indefinite singular)
fermetranum (dative definite singular)
fermetrum (dative indefinite plural)
fermetrunum (dative definite plural)
fermetra (genitive indefinite singular)
fermetrans (definite genitive singular)
fermetra (genitive indefinite plural)
fermetranna (definite genitive plural)


hektópaskal

hektópaskal n (genitive singular hektópaskals, nominative plural hektópasköl)

hektópaskals (genitive singular)
hektópasköl (nominative plural)
hektópaskal (indefinite nominative singular)
hektópaskalið (definite nominative singular)
hektópasköl (indefinite nominative plural)
hektópaskölin (definite nominative plural)
hektópaskal (accusative indefinite singular)
hektópaskalið (accusative definite singular)
hektópasköl (accusative indefinite plural)
hektópaskölin (accusative definite plural)
hektópaskali (dative indefinite singular)
hektópaskalinu (dative definite singular)
hektópaskölum (dative indefinite plural)
hektópaskölunum (dative definite plural)
hektópaskals (genitive indefinite singular)
hektópaskalsins (definite genitive singular)
hektópaskala (genitive indefinite plural)
hektópaskalanna (definite genitive plural)


míkrógramm

míkrógramm n (genitive singular míkrógramms, nominative plural míkrógrömm)

míkrógramms (genitive singular)
míkrógrömm (nominative plural)
míkrógramm (indefinite nominative singular)
míkrógrammið (definite nominative singular)
míkrógrömm (indefinite nominative plural)
míkrógrömmin (definite nominative plural)
míkrógramm (accusative indefinite singular)
míkrógrammið (accusative definite singular)
míkrógrömm (accusative indefinite plural)
míkrógrömmin (accusative definite plural)
míkrógrammi (dative indefinite singular)
míkrógramminu (dative definite singular)
míkrógrömmum (dative indefinite plural)
míkrógrömmunum (dative definite plural)
míkrógramms (genitive indefinite singular)
míkrógrammsins (definite genitive singular)
míkrógramma (genitive indefinite plural)
míkrógrammanna (definite genitive plural)


rúmmetri

rúmmetri m (genitive singular rúmmetra, nominative plural rúmmetrar)

rúmmetra (genitive singular)
rúmmetrar (nominative plural)
rúmmetri (indefinite nominative singular)
rúmmetrinn (definite nominative singular)
rúmmetrar (indefinite nominative plural)
rúmmetrarnir (definite nominative plural)
rúmmetra (accusative indefinite singular)
rúmmetrann (accusative definite singular)
rúmmetra (accusative indefinite plural)
rúmmetrana (accusative definite plural)
rúmmetra (dative indefinite singular)
rúmmetranum (dative definite singular)
rúmmetrum (dative indefinite plural)
rúmmetrunum (dative definite plural)
rúmmetra (genitive indefinite singular)
rúmmetrans (definite genitive singular)
rúmmetra (genitive indefinite plural)
rúmmetranna (definite genitive plural)


ferkílómetri

ferkílómetri m (genitive singular ferkílómetra, nominative plural ferkílómetrar)

ferkílómetra (genitive singular)
ferkílómetrar (nominative plural)
ferkílómetri (indefinite nominative singular)
ferkílómetrinn (definite nominative singular)
ferkílómetrar (indefinite nominative plural)
ferkílómetrarnir (definite nominative plural)
ferkílómetra (accusative indefinite singular)
ferkílómetrann (accusative definite singular)
ferkílómetra (accusative indefinite plural)
ferkílómetrana (accusative definite plural)
ferkílómetra (dative indefinite singular)
ferkílómetranum (dative definite singular)
ferkílómetrum (dative indefinite plural)
ferkílómetrunum (dative definite plural)
ferkílómetra (genitive indefinite singular)
ferkílómetrans (definite genitive singular)
ferkílómetra (genitive indefinite plural)
ferkílómetranna (definite genitive plural)


rúmsentimetri

rúmsentimetri m (genitive singular rúmsentimetra, nominative plural rúmsentimetrar)

rúmsentimetra (genitive singular)
rúmsentimetrar (nominative plural)
rúmsentimetri (indefinite nominative singular)
rúmsentimetrinn (definite nominative singular)
rúmsentimetrar (indefinite nominative plural)
rúmsentimetrarnir (definite nominative plural)
rúmsentimetra (accusative indefinite singular)
rúmsentimetrann (accusative definite singular)
rúmsentimetra (accusative indefinite plural)
rúmsentimetrana (accusative definite plural)
rúmsentimetra (dative indefinite singular)
rúmsentimetranum (dative definite singular)
rúmsentimetrum (dative indefinite plural)
rúmsentimetrunum (dative definite plural)
rúmsentimetra (genitive indefinite singular)
rúmsentimetrans (definite genitive singular)
rúmsentimetra (genitive indefinite plural)
rúmsentimetranna (definite genitive plural)