Kilometer

kilometer

noun kee-lo-MAY-ter Common

Origin: from Greek 'khilioi' (thousand) plus 'metron' (measure)

Usage Note

Kilometer stays unchanged in the plural, so 'five kilometers' is fünf Kilometer. It is abbreviated km, and the related Stundenkilometer (km/h) measures speed.

Examples

"Wir sind zehn Kilometer gelaufen."

Natural Translation

We walked ten kilometers.

Literal Translation

We are ten kilometers walked.

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