promille

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌproːˈmil/, /ˌproːˈmi.lə/ Hyphenation: pro‧mil‧le Rhymes: -il, -ilə === Noun === promille n (plural promilles, no diminutive) permille ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish promille, from German Promille, from Latin per mille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpromilːe/, [ˈpro̞milːe̞] Rhymes: -omilːe Syllabification(key): pro‧mil‧le Hyphenation(key): pro‧mil‧le === Noun === promille per mille, permille, per mil, per mill, (one) thousandth (1/1000th part of something) ==== Usage notes ==== In English, the equivalents of this term are rarely used, even so that many dictionaries do not list them at all. A quite common use for promille in Finnish is to refer to blood alcohol content (BAC), e.g. 1 ‰ (promille(a)), equal to 0.1% (e.g. US) or 100 mg% (e.g. UK). kolmen promillen humala ― intoxication/drunkenness at a level of 3 ‰ (e.g. US: 0.3 BAC, e.g. UK: 300 mg%) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== tuhannesosa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== prosentti === Further reading === “promille”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Swedish == === Noun === promille c permille (per thousand) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== promillegräns promillehalt promilletal === Further reading === “promille”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)