minūte

See also: minute, Minute, minutë, minutė, minuté, and minūtē

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 gājiens ― a five-minute walk
    desmit minūšu pārtraukums ― a ten-minute break
    pulkstenis ir septiņi un desmit minūtes ― it 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 minūte ― the size of this angle is one minute (of arc)

Declension

Declension of minūte (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative minūte minūtes
genitive minūtes minūšu
dative minūtei minūtēm
accusative minūti minūtes
instrumental minūti minūtēm
locative minūtē minūtēs
vocative minūte minūtes

See also

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