sekstant

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Etymology

From Latin sextans.

Noun

sekstant m (definite singular sekstanten, indefinite plural sekstanter, definite plural sekstantene)

  1. (nautical) a sextant

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin sextans.

Noun

sekstant m (definite singular sekstanten, indefinite plural sekstantar, definite plural sekstantane)

  1. (nautical) a sextant

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin sextans.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sěkstant/
  • Hyphenation: seks‧tant

Noun

sèkstant m (Cyrillic spelling сѐкстант)

  1. sextant

Declension

References

  • sekstant”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024