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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
- 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.