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kilometr.

kilometre

8 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/kiˈlɔ.mɛtr/

  1. kilometre

    inanimate · masculine
    kilometr kwadratowy (km²)
    kilometr sześcienny (km³)

  2. surprisingly long distance

    in-plural · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰesliyoy Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi)der. French kilo-bor. Polish kilo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrumbor. French mètrebor. Polish metr Polish kilometr Internationalism; possibly borrowed from German Kilometer or French kilomètre. By surface analysis, kilo- + metr. First attested in the 19th century. Compare Kashubian kilométer and Silesian kilōmeter.

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