chiliometrum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From French kilomètre, Classicalizing compound of Ancient Greek χῑλιάς (khīliás, “thousand”) and Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, meter”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰiː.liˈo.me.trum/, [kʰiːlʲiˈɔmɛt̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ki.liˈo.me.trum/, [kiliˈɔːmet̪rum]
Noun edit
chīliometrum n (genitive chīliometrī); second declension
- (unit of measure, New Latin) a kilometre
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Globulus nuclearis maior et minor [1], Nuntii Latini 12.1.2018:
- Mense Novembri Coreani Septentrionales experimentum fecerunt, quo missile in altitudinem quattuor milium et quingentorum chiliometrorum emiserunt.
- In November North Korea carried out a test in which they sent a missile to a height of 4500 kilometres.
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Globulus nuclearis maior et minor [1], Nuntii Latini 12.1.2018:
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chīliometrum | chīliometra |
| Genitive | chīliometrī | chīliometrōrum |
| Dative | chīliometrō | chīliometrīs |
| Accusative | chīliometrum | chīliometra |
| Ablative | chīliometrō | chīliometrīs |
| Vocative | chīliometrum | chīliometra |