sextante

See also: Sextante

Galician

Etymology

From Latin sextāns, from sex (“six”).

Noun

sextante m (plural sextantes)

1. sextant (navigational device)
2. (geometry) sector with an angle of 60°

Latin

Noun

sextante

1. ablative singular of sextāns

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sesˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sesˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seʃˈtɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sesˈtɐ̃.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐjʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐjʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sejʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sejʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /seʃˈtɐ̃.tɨ/

Noun

sextante m (plural sextantes)

1. sextant (navigational instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects)
2. (geometry) sextant (one sixth of a circle)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sextantem, from sex (“six”).

Noun

sextante m (plural sextantes)

1. sextant

Further reading

• “sextante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28