kilometr

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian киломе́тр (kilométr).

Noun

kilometr

  1. (metrology) kilometre

Declension

Declension of kilometr
singular plural
nominative kilometr kilometrler
genitive kilometrniñ kilometrlerniñ
dative kilometrge kilometrlerge
accusative kilometrni kilometrlerni
locative kilometrde kilometrlerde
ablative kilometrden kilometrlerden

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • “kilometr”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ metr.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilometr m inan

  1. (metrology) kilometre

Declension

Declension of kilometr (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative kilometr kilometry
genitive kilometru kilometrů
dative kilometru kilometrům
accusative kilometr kilometry
vocative kilometre, kilometře kilometry
locative kilometru kilometrech
instrumental kilometrem kilometry

Further reading

  • “kilometr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “kilometr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

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Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from German Kilometer or French kilomètre.[1] By surface analysis, kilo- +‎ metr.[2][3][4] First attested in the 19th century.[5] Compare Kashubian kilométer and Silesian kilōmeter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈlɔmɛtr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmɛtr
  • Syllabification: ki‧lo‧metr

Noun

kilometr m inan (related adjective kilometrowy, abbreviation km)

  1. (metrology) kilometre
    kilometr kwadratowy (km²) ― square kilometre
    kilometr sześcienny (km³) ― cubic kilometre
  2. (in the plural) surprisingly long distance

Declension

Declension of kilometr
singular plural
nominative kilometr kilometry
genitive kilometra kilometrów
dative kilometrowi kilometrom
accusative kilometr kilometry
instrumental kilometrem kilometrami
locative kilometrze kilometrach
vocative kilometrze kilometry

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), kilometr is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 45 times in scientific texts, 78 times in news, 6 times in essays, 11 times in fiction, and 0 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 140 times, making it the 427th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[6]

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “kilometr”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kilometr”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “kilometr”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  4. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “kilometr”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  5. ^ Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “kilometr”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  6. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “kilometr”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 178

Further reading

Tatar

Noun

kilometr

  1. (metrology) kilometre

Declension

    declension of kilometr
Nominative kilometr
Genitive kilometrnıñ
Dative kilometrga
Accusative kilometrnı
Locative kilometrda
Ablative kilometrdan
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