kilometer
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English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɪləˌmitəɹ/, /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/, /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
Audio (US) (file)
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/, /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/
- Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
kilometer (plural kilometers)
References
“kilometer”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Noun
kilometer c (singular definite kilometeren, plural indefinite kilometer)
- 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 |
Derived terms
References
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kilometer m (plural kilometers, diminutive kilometertje n)
Synonyms
- mijl (historical, now proscribed)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Aukan: kilomeitri
- → Caribbean Javanese: kilométer
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
kilometer m (definite singular kilometeren, indefinite plural kilometer, definite plural kilometerne)
- a kilometre (SI unit of length)
Derived terms
References
- “kilometer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kilometer” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
kilometer m (definite singular kilometeren, indefinite plural kilometer, definite plural kilometerane or kilometrane)
- a kilometre (SI unit of length)
Derived terms
References
- “kilometer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Slovak
Etymology
Noun
kilometer m inan
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, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kilomẹ́ter m inan
Further reading
- “kilometer”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kilometer c
Usage notes
Indefinite form plural could also be kilometrar/kilometrars
Declension
| Declension of kilometer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kilometer | kilometern | kilometer | kilometerna |
| Genitive | kilometers | kilometerns | kilometers | kilometernas |
Derived terms
- km/tim (“km/h”)
- kvadratkilometer