Romanian · Numbers & Time

minut

Minute

Beginnernoun · n

Definition

A period of sixty seconds.

Example

Așteaptă cinci minute, te rog.

Wait five minutes, please.

Etymology

'Minut' comes from the Latin 'minutum', reflecting the standardization of time measurement that has persisted through Romanian history.

How & Where It’s Used

'Minut' is commonly used in both spoken and written Romanian and fits into various registers, recognized uniformly across regional variations.

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