kilometer

English

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

Noun

kilometer (plural kilometers)

  1. US spelling of kilometre

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

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

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Etymology

kilo- +‎ meter

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkiloːˌmeːtər/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

kilometer m (plural kilometers, diminutive kilometertje n)

  1. kilometre

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)

Derived terms

References

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)

Derived terms

References

Slovak

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ meter.

Noun

kilometer m inan

  1. kilometre

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

From kilo- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kilɔmèːtər/

Noun

kilomẹ́ter m inan

  1. kilometre

Further reading
  • “kilometer”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

kilo- +‎ meter

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɕɪlʊˈmeːtɛr/
  • audio(file)

Noun

kilometer c

  1. a kilometre

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

See also

References
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