Kilométert

Kilométert is the accusative singular form of the Hungarian noun kilométer, which means kilometer. A kilometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 meters. It is widely used internationally to measure longer distances, and in combination with the prefix kilo- serves as a decimal multiple of the meter in the SI system.

In everyday use, the kilometer is abbreviated as km. It appears in road signs, maps, travel distances, and speed expressions, for example in the common unit kilometers per hour (km/h). Although the kilometer is not a base unit in the International System of Units, it is accepted as a practical unit for measuring terrestrial distances.

Kilométer etymology reflects Hungarian borrowing from the international metric vocabulary, with kilo- from Greek for thousand and metre from the French mètre. The form kilométert represents the accusative singular used when the word functions as a definite direct object in a sentence. In Hungarian, the object form is marked with the suffix -t, and the exact spelling can change with vowel harmony rules, though kilométert is the standard form for this noun.

Related terms include kilométerek (the plural) and the broader context of the metric system and SI units. The concept of the kilometer is central to length measurement in science, transportation, and everyday life, providing a convenient, internationally understood scale for distances.