horae pars sexagesima

Latin

Etymology

From hōra (“hour”) + pars (“part”) + sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”); literally "sixtieth part of an hour".

Pronunciation

Noun

hōrae pars sexāgēsima f (genitive hōrae partis sexāgēsimae); third declension

  1. minute (unit of time)

Usage notes

  • This term appears in later Latin, after the establishment of measured time.

Declension

Indeclinable portion with a third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or occasionally -ī) with a first-declension adjective.

singular plural
nominative hōrae pars sexāgēsima hōrae partēs sexāgēsimae
genitive hōrae partis sexāgēsimae hōrae partium sexāgēsimārum
dative hōrae partī sexāgēsimae hōrae partibus sexāgēsimīs
accusative hōrae partem sexāgēsimam hōrae partēs sexāgēsimās
hōrae partīs sexāgēsimās
ablative hōrae parte sexāgēsimā
hōrae partī sexāgēsimā 		hōrae partibus sexāgēsimīs
vocative hōrae pars sexāgēsima hōrae partēs sexāgēsimae
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