kilometer
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From kilo- + meter.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɪˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/, /ˈkɪl.əˌmiː.tə/
(General American) IPA(key): /kɪˈlɑ.mɪ.təɹ/, /ˈkɪl.əˌmi.təɹ/, [-ɾɚ]
(Scotland) IPA(key): /kɪˈlɔ.mɪ.təɹ/, /ˈkɪl.əˌmi.təɹ/
(North India) IPA(key): /ˌkɪ.loːˈmiː.ʈə(r)/
(South India) IPA(key): /kɪˈloː.miː.ʈə(r)/
Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ), -ɪləmiːtə(ɹ)
=== Noun ===
kilometer (plural kilometers)
US spelling of kilometre.
==== Derived terms ====
=== 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 ===
From kilo- + meter.
=== Noun ===
kilometer c (singular definite kilometeren, plural indefinite kilometer)
kilometre (SI unit of length)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
kvadratkilometer
=== References ===
“kilometer” in Den Danske Ordbog
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
From kilo- + meter.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkiloːˌmeːtər/
=== Noun ===
kilometer m (plural kilometers, diminutive kilometertje n)
kilometre
Het terrein beslaat ongeveer twee vierkante kilometer. ― The terrain covers about two square kilometers.
Over een kilometertje of vijf komen we bij de pomp. ― We'll reach the gas station in about five kilometers.
==== 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)
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)
a kilometre (SI unit of length)
==== Derived terms ====
kubikkilometer
kvadratkilometer
=== References ===
“kilometer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Lesser Poland):
(Przemyśl) IPA(key): [ki.lʲɔˈmɛ.tɛr]
=== Noun ===
kilometer m inan
(Przemyśl) alternative form of kilometr
=== Noun ===
kilometer m pers
(Przemyśl) alternative form of geometra
=== Further reading ===
Aleksander Saloni (1899), “kilometer”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny[4] (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 240
Jan Karłowicz (1901), “gieometra”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 75
== Slovak ==
=== Etymology ===
From kilo- + meter.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kilɔmeter/, [ˈkilɔmeter]
Rhymes: -eter
Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧me‧ter
=== Noun ===
kilometer m inan (relational adjective kilometrový, diminutive kilometrík)
kilometre
==== Declension ====
=== 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, 2003–2026
== Slovene ==
=== Etymology ===
From kilo- + mẹ̄ter.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kilɔmèːtər/, /kilɔméːtər/
Rhymes: -èːtər, -éːtər
Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧me‧ter
=== Noun ===
kilomẹ̄ter m inan
kilometre
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“kilometer”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
“kilometer”, in Termania, Amebis
See also the general references
== Swedish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
km (abbreviation)
=== Etymology ===
Internationalism, from kilo- + meter.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɕɪlʊˈmeːtɛr/
Rhymes: -¹eːtɛr
=== Noun ===
kilometer c
a kilometre
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
km/tim (“km/h”)
kvadratkilometer
==== See also ====
mil
=== References ===
“kilometer”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“kilometer”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“kilometer”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)