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Latvian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin minūta (“diminished (hour)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
minūte f (5th declension)
- 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
- 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)
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