distansminut

Swedish

Etymology

From distans +‎ minut, distinguishing both the kind of minute intended and the length of the nautical mile, the traditional Scandinavian nautical mile being 4 minutes of arc.

Noun

distansminut c

1. Synonym of sjömil, nautical mile, 1 minute of equatorial arc [1896]

Declension

Declension of distansminut
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	distansminut	distansminuten	distansminuter	distansminuterna
Genitive	distansminuts	distansminutens	distansminuters	distansminuternas

References

• distansminut in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• distansminut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)