kilometer
English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɪləˌmitəɹ/, /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/, /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/, /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/
- Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]kilometer (plural kilometers)
- US spelling of kilometre
- 2013 July 14, Joyce Lau, Calvin Yang, “University of Macau Moves Over the China Border”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 July 2013, Asia Pacific:
- When classes start in September, the University of Macau’s new campus — still under construction on about a square kilometer, or roughly 250 acres, on Hengqin Island in southern Guangdong Province — will be “handed over” to Macau governance in accordance with a 2009 bill by the National People’s Congress in Beijing.
- 2016 August 11, “Chinese fishing boat collides with Greek freighter near Senkakus, 6 rescued”, in The Mainichi[2], archived from the original on 2016-08-12[3]:
- At around 5:30 a.m., crewmembers of a JCG patrol boat received an SOS from the 106,726-ton freighter Anangel Courage. The patrol vessel and a JCG plane found the freighter on the high seas about 67 kilometers away from Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkaku Islands, which are also claimed by China.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “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
[edit]Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]kilometer c (singular definite kilometeren, plural indefinite kilometer)
- kilometre (SI unit of length)
Declension
[edit]Declension of kilometer
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kilometer | kilometeren | kilometer | kilometerne |
| genitive | kilometers | kilometerens | kilometers | kilometernes |
Derived terms
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[edit]Dutch
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[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]- mijl (historical, now proscribed)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Aukan: kilomeitri
- → Caribbean Javanese: kilométer
Norwegian Bokmål
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[edit]Noun
[edit]kilometer m (definite singular kilometeren, indefinite plural kilometer, definite plural kilometerne)
- a kilometre (SI unit of length)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “kilometer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kilometer” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]kilometer m (definite singular kilometeren, indefinite plural kilometer, definite plural kilometerane or kilometrane)
- a kilometre (SI unit of length)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “kilometer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
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[edit]Noun
[edit]kilometer m inan
Noun
[edit]kilometer m pers
Further reading
[edit]- Aleksander Saloni (1899) “kilometer”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 240
Slovak
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- Rhymes: -er
Noun
[edit]kilometer m inan (relational adjective kilometrový, diminutive kilometrík)
Declension
[edit]Declension of kilometer (pattern stroj)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kilometer | kilometre |
| genitive | kilometra | kilometrov |
| dative | kilometru | kilometrom |
| accusative | kilometer | kilometre |
| locative | kilometri | kilometroch |
| instrumental | kilometrom | kilometrami |
Further reading
[edit]- “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, 2003–2025
Slovene
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[edit]Noun
[edit]kilomẹ̄ter m inan
Declension
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| First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | kilomẹ̄ter | ||
| gen. sing. | kilomẹ̄tera | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
kilomẹ̄ter | kilomẹ̄tera | kilomẹ̄teri |
| genitive rodȋlnik |
kilomẹ̄tera | kilomẹ̄terov | kilomẹ̄terov |
| dative dajȃlnik |
kilomẹ̄teru, kilomẹ̄teri | kilomẹ̄teroma, kilomẹ̄terama | kilomẹ̄terom, kilomẹ̄teram |
| accusative tožȋlnik |
kilomẹ̄ter | kilomẹ̄tera | kilomẹ̄tere |
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
kilomẹ̄teru, kilomẹ̄teri | kilomẹ̄terih, kilomẹ̄terah | kilomẹ̄terih, kilomẹ̄terah |
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
kilomẹ̄terom | kilomẹ̄teroma, kilomẹ̄terama | kilomẹ̄teri |
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
kilomẹ̄ter | kilomẹ̄tera | kilomẹ̄teri |
Further reading
[edit]- “kilometer”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “kilometer”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Swedish
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Alternative forms
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[edit]Noun
[edit]kilometer c
Usage notes
[edit]Indefinite form plural could also be kilometrar/kilometrars
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kilometer | kilometers |
| definite | kilometern | kilometerns | |
| plural | indefinite | kilometer | kilometers |
| definite | kilometerna | kilometernas |
Derived terms
[edit]- km/tim (“km/h”)
- kvadratkilometer
See also
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