Kalorie
See also: kalorie
German
Etymology
From French calorie, from Latin calor.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iː
Noun
Kalorie f (genitive Kalorie, plural Kalorien)
- (colloquial) kilocalorie
- calorie
Usage notes
In everyday speech, when referring to the energy of food, the word exclusively refers to kilocalories. Proper usage is usually restricted to physics.
Declension
Declension of Kalorie
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Kalorie | die | Kalorien |
| genitive | einer | der | Kalorie | der | Kalorien |
| dative | einer | der | Kalorie | den | Kalorien |
| accusative | eine | die | Kalorie | die | Kalorien |
See also
- Joule
Further reading
- Kalorie in Duden online