horae pars sexagesima
Latin
Etymology
From hōra (“hour”) + pars (“part”) + sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”); literally "sixtieth part of an hour"
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈhoː.rae̯ pars sek.saːˈɡeː.si.ma/, [ˈhoːräe̯ pärs̠ s̠ɛks̠äːˈɡeːs̠ɪmä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.re pars sek.saˈd͡ʒe.si.ma/, [ˈɔːre pärs seɡzäˈd͡ʒɛːs̬imä]
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.