Minute

German

Alternative forms

  • Minut f or n (obsolete)

Etymology

15th c., from Medieval Latin minūta (60th of an hour; note).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈnuːtə/
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  • Rhymes: -uːtə
  • Hyphenation: Mi‧nu‧te

Noun

Minute f (genitive Minute, plural Minuten)

  1. minute (unit of time; unit of angle)
    • 1742. Adam Adolph Schöpfflein: Specimen trigonometriae ad fortificatoriam applicatae, oder trigonometrische Berechnung aller Linien und Winckel, p.8:
      Jeder Grad oder 360ste Theil des Circkels wird ferner vertheilt in 60. andere Theil, und heissen Minuten, ein jedes Minut wieder in 60. Theil oder Secunda, ein jedes Secund weiter in 60. Theil oder 3tia [i.e. tertia] rc.

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