mynute
Middle English
Alternative forms
- minute, mynut, mynet, minut
Etymology
From Old French minute, from Medieval Latin minūta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /minˈiu̯t(ə)/, /ˈminit(ə)/, /ˈminut(ə)/
Noun
mynute (plural mynutes)
- minute (sixtieth of an hour or similar period)
- minute (sixtieth of a degree)
- (rare) A sixtieth part.
- (rare) A coin of little worth.
- (rare) An alternative version of a document.
Descendants
- English: minute
- Tok Pisin: minit
- Scots: meenit
References
- “minū̆t(e, n.(1).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.