kilomètre

See also: kilometre and kilòmetre

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-
Proto-Indo-European *-lom
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰesliyoy
Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi
Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi)der.
French 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 mètre
French kilomètre

    From kilo- +‎ mètre.

    Pronunciation

    • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ki.lɔ.mɛːtʁ/
    • (France) IPA(key): /ki.lɔ.mɛtʁ/
    • (Canada) IPA(key): /ki.lɔ.maɛ̯tʁ/, /kʰi.lɔ.ˈmae̯tʁ̥/
    • Audio (Paris):(file)
    • Audio (France); “un kilomètre” [æ̃ kiloˈmɛtʁ̥]:(file)
    • Audio (Quebec); “un kilomètre” [ɚ̃ kʰilɔ̈ˈmae̯tʁ̥]:(file)
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)
    • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

    Noun

    kilomètre m (plural kilomètres)

    1. kilometre

    Descendants

    • → English: kilometer
    • → Farefare: kilometrɩ
    • → Moore: kɩlometre
    • → Ottoman Turkish: كیلومتره (kilometre), كیلومترو
    • → Persian: کیلومتر (kilometr)

    Further reading

    Norman

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French kilomètre.

    Noun

    kilomètre m (plural kilomètres)

    1. (Jersey) kilometre
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