kilometer

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

Contents

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/, /ˈkɪləˌmitəɹ/, /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/

  • Audio (US)

    (file)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/, /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/

Noun

kilometer (plural kilometers)

1. American spelling standard spelling of kilometre.

Derived terms

• square kilometer

References

“kilometer” in Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd rev. and updated edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN; reproduced on Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, retrieved 15 July 2017.

Anagrams

• kilometre

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Danish

Etymology

kilo- +‎ meter

Noun

kilometer c (singular definite kilometeren, plural indefinite kilometer)

1. kilometre, or kilometer (US) (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

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Dutch

Etymology

kilo- +‎ meter

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiloːˌmeːtər/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

kilometer m (plural kilometers, diminutive kilometertje n)

1. kilometer

Derived terms

• vierkante kilometer

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ meter

Noun

kilometer m (definite singular kilometeren, indefinite plural kilometer, definite plural kilometerne)

1. a kilometre, or kilometer (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms

• kvadratkilometer

References

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ meter

Noun

kilometer m (definite singular kilometeren, indefinite plural kilometer, definite plural kilometerane or kilometrane)

1. a kilometre, or kilometer (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms

• kvadratkilometer

References

• “kilometer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Slovak

Etymology

kilo- +‎ meter

Noun

kilometer m

1. kilometre, kilometer

Further reading

• kilometer in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

kilo- +‎ meter

Noun

kilometer

1. kilometre, kilometer

Further reading

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

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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 online.