kilometer

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English

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɪləˌmitəɹ/, /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/, /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/, /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/
  • Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

kilometer (plural kilometers)

  1. US spelling of kilometre
    • 2013 July 14, Joyce Lau, Calvin Yang, “University of Macau Moves Over the China Border”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 July 2013, Asia Pacific:
      When classes start in September, the University of Macau’s new campus — still under construction on about a square kilometer, or roughly 250 acres, on Hengqin Island in southern Guangdong Province — will be “handed over” to Macau governance in accordance with a 2009 bill by the National People’s Congress in Beijing.
    • 2016 August 11, “Chinese fishing boat collides with Greek freighter near Senkakus, 6 rescued”, in The Mainichi, archived from the original on 2016-08-12:
      At around 5:30 a.m., crewmembers of a JCG patrol boat received an SOS from the 106,726-ton freighter Anangel Courage. The patrol vessel and a JCG plane found the freighter on the high seas about 67 kilometers away from Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkaku Islands, which are also claimed by China.

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Danish

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ meter.

Noun

kilometer c (singular definite kilometeren, plural indefinite kilometer)

  1. kilometre (SI unit of length)

Declension

Declension of kilometer
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kilometer kilometeren kilometer kilometerne
genitive kilometers kilometerens kilometers kilometernes

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Dutch

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilometer m (plural kilometers, diminutive kilometertje n)

  1. kilometre
    Het terrein beslaat ongeveer twee vierkante kilometer.The terrain covers about two square kilometers.
    Over een kilometertje of vijf komen we bij de pomp.We'll reach the gas station in about five kilometers.

Synonyms

  • mijl (historical, now proscribed)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Aukan: kilomeitri
  • Caribbean Javanese: kilométer

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ meter.

Noun

kilometer m (definite singular kilometeren, indefinite plural kilometer, definite plural kilometerne)

  1. a kilometre (SI unit of length)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ meter.

Noun

kilometer m (definite singular kilometeren, indefinite plural kilometer, definite plural kilometerane or kilometrane)

  1. a kilometre (SI unit of length)

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Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

kilometer m inan

  1. (Przemyśl) Alternative form of kilometr

Noun

kilometer m pers

  1. (Przemyśl) field surveyor

Further reading

  • Aleksander Saloni (1899) “kilometer”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 240

Slovak

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kilometer m inan (relational adjective kilometrový, diminutive kilometrík)

  1. kilometre

Declension

Further reading

  • kilometer”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ mẹ̄ter.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilomẹ̄ter m inan

  1. kilometre

Declension

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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing. kilomẹ̄ter
gen. sing. kilomẹ̄tera
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
kilomẹ̄ter kilomẹ̄tera kilomẹ̄teri
genitive
rodȋlnik
kilomẹ̄tera kilomẹ̄terov kilomẹ̄terov
dative
dajȃlnik
kilomẹ̄teru, kilomẹ̄teri kilomẹ̄teroma, kilomẹ̄terama kilomẹ̄terom, kilomẹ̄teram
accusative
tožȋlnik
kilomẹ̄ter kilomẹ̄tera kilomẹ̄tere
locative
mẹ̑stnik
kilomẹ̄teru, kilomẹ̄teri kilomẹ̄terih, kilomẹ̄terah kilomẹ̄terih, kilomẹ̄terah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
kilomẹ̄terom kilomẹ̄teroma, kilomẹ̄terama kilomẹ̄teri
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
kilomẹ̄ter kilomẹ̄tera kilomẹ̄teri


Further reading

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilometer c

  1. a kilometre

Usage notes

Indefinite form plural could also be kilometrar/kilometrars

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