Polish words / 2001–2250 / no. 2243
miliard
/ˈmiljart/noun, masculine#2243 most common
billion
Usage notePolish miliard is a thousand million; 'bilion' means a trillion (false friend).
Examples
- Na świecie żyje ponad osiem miliardów ludzi.Over eight billion people live in the world.
- Firma zarobiła w zeszłym roku miliard złotych.The company earned a billion zlotys last year.
Declension of miliard
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativekto? co? | miliard | miliardy |
| Genitivekogo? czego? | miliarda | miliardów |
| Dativekomu? czemu? | miliardowi | miliardom |
| Accusativekogo? co? | miliard | miliardy |
| Instrumentalz kim? z czym? | miliardem | miliardami |
| Locativeo kim? o czym? | miliardzie | miliardach |
| Vocativeo! | miliardzie | miliardy |