mynute

Middle English

Alternative forms

• minute, mynut, mynet, minut

Etymology

From Old French minute, from Medieval Latin minūta. Compare menuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈniu̯t(ə)/, /ˈminit(ə)/, /ˈminut(ə)/

Noun

mynute (plural mynutes)

1. minute (sixtieth of an hour or similar period)
2. minute (sixtieth of a degree)
3. (rare) A sixtieth part.
4. (rare) A coin of little worth.
5. (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.