kilometer

See also: Kilometer, kilométer, kilömeter, and kilo-meter

English

Etymology

From kilometre, From French kilomètre. By surface analysis, kilo- +‎ meter.

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

Derived terms

• square kilometer

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

• kilometre

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

• kvadratkilometer

References

• “kilometer” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

• vierkante kilometer

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

• kubikkilometer
• kvadratkilometer

References

• “kilometer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kilometer” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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

• kubikkilometer
• kvadratkilometer

References

• “kilometer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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, 2023

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

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

• kvadratkilometer

Related terms

• mil

Further reading

• kilometer in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)