kilometer

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

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

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

From 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkilɔmecer]
• Rhymes: -er

Noun

kilometer m inan

1. kilometre

References

• “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, 2003–2024

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 (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Swedish

Alternative forms

• km

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kilometer	kilometers
	definite	kilometern	kilometerns
plural	indefinite	kilometer	kilometers
	definite	kilometerna	kilometernas

Derived terms

• km/tim (“km/h”)
• kvadratkilometer

See also

• mil

References

• kilometer in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kilometer in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kilometer in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)