minūte

Latvian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin minūta (diminished (hour)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

minūte f (5th declension)

  1. minute (unit of time, 1/60 of an hour)
    piecu minūšu gājiensa five-minute walk
    desmit minūšu pārtraukumsa ten-minute break
    pulkstenis ir septiņi un desmit minūtesit is ten minutes past seven o'clock
  2. minute of arc (unit of angular measurement, 1/60 of a degree)
    šī leņķa lielums ir viena minūtethe size of this angle is one minute (of arc)

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