# kilogram
## English
### Alternative forms

* chiliogramme, chilogramme (both obsolete)
* kilogramme (dated)

### Etymology

Borrowed from French kilogramme. By surface analysis, kilo- +‎ gram.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: kil‧o‧gram

### Noun

kilogram (plural kilograms)
* In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10$^{-34}$ when expressed in units of kg⋅m$^2$⋅s$^{−1}$. Symbol: kg
    Holonyms: megagram < gigagram
    Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram < gram
* (proscribed) The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
** 1990, Central Asia, numbers 26-27, page 137:A nan (bread) costs 25 Afghanis : a kilogram of beef 800 Afghanis and mutton of the same weight for 1200 Afghanis; […]
** 2015 July 22, Reshma M. Khan et al., “Embolic Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in Case Reports in Rheumatology‎, volume 2015, →DOI:Review of systems was positive for unintentional weight gain of 13.5 kilograms in the last eight months, excessive fatigue, fever, difficulty focusing, one episode of painful oral ulcer on the roof of her mouth, change in the hair texture with nonscarring alopecia, shortness of breath with exertion, and constipation.

#### Usage notes

* (proscribed, unit of weight): The use of the kilogram as a unit of weight is somewhat imprecise, as weight can change while mass remains constant. The weight of a one-kilogram mass will depend on its location because the pull of gravity varies from one place to another. It is therefore frequently proscribed but is nonetheless in wide use (e.g., a person's weight in kilograms). (The same imprecision and proscription also occur with many other words pertaining to weight and mass, such as the verb weigh.)
* Whilst one kilogram equals 1,000 grams, it is the kilogram and not the gram that is the base unit.

#### Synonyms

* kilo
* kg

#### Derived terms

* kilogram calorie
* kilogram-force
* kilogram-metre
* metre-kilogram-second

#### See also

* kilogram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Czech
### Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɪloɡram]
* Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram

### Noun

kilogram m inan
* kilogram
    Synonym: kilo

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “kilogram”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “kilogram”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Noun

kilogram n (singular definite kilogrammet, plural indefinite kilogram)
* kilogram

#### Declension
### References

* “kilogram” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram

### Noun

kilogram m (plural kilogrammen, diminutive kilogrammetje n)
* kilogram

#### Synonyms

* kilo

### Further reading

* “kilogram” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

kilo- +‎ gram

### Noun

kilogram
* kilogram

### Further reading

* “kilogram” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

kilo- +‎ gram

### Noun

kilogram
* kilogram

### Further reading

* “kilogram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kiˈlɔ.ɡram/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔɡram
* Syllabification: ki‧lo‧gram

### Noun

kilogram m inan
* kilogram
    Synonym: (colloquial) kilo

#### Declension
### Further reading

* kilogram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kilogram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ki.lo.ˈɡram/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -am
* Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram

### Noun

kilogram
* kilogram

### Further reading

* kilogram in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kîloɡram/
* Hyphenation: ki‧log‧ram

### Noun

kȉlogram m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏лограм)
* kilogram

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “kilogram”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkilɔɡram]

### Noun

kilogram m inan (genitive singular kilogramu, nominative plural kilogramy, genitive plural kilogramov, declension pattern of dub)
* kilogram

#### Derived terms

* kilogramový

### Further reading

* “kilogram”, 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

## Swedish
### Noun

kilogram n
* kilogram (unit of mass)
    Synonym: kilo
    Katten väger fyra kilogramThe cat weighs four kilograms

#### Declension
### References

* kilogram in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kilogram in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kilogram in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Tatar
### Noun

kilogram
* kilogram

#### Declension
## Turkish
### Etymology

kilo- +‎ gram

### Noun

kilogram
* kilogram

### Further reading

* “kilogram”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu