chiliometrum

Latin

Alternative forms

• kilometrum

Etymology

From French kilomètre, Classicalizing compound of Ancient Greek χῑλιάς (khīliás, “thousand”) and Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, meter”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰiː.liˈo.me.trum/, [kʰiːlʲiˈɔmɛt̪rʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ki.liˈo.me.trum/, [kiliˈɔːmet̪rum]

Noun

chīliometrum n (genitive chīliometrī); second declension

1. (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.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	chīliometrum	chīliometra
genitive	chīliometrī	chīliometrōrum
dative	chīliometrō	chīliometrīs
accusative	chīliometrum	chīliometra
ablative	chīliometrō	chīliometrīs
vocative	chīliometrum	chīliometra

Related terms

• metrum