Kalorie

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French calorie, from Latin calor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kalorie f (genitive Kalorie, plural Kalorien)

  1. (colloquial) kilocalorie
  2. calorie

Usage notes

In everyday speech, when referring to the energy of food, the word exclusively refers to kilocalories. Proper usage is usually restricted to physics.

Declension

Declension of Kalorie
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kalorie die Kalorien
genitive einer der Kalorie der Kalorien
dative einer der Kalorie den Kalorien
accusative eine die Kalorie die Kalorien

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