"sextans" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈsɛk.stãːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsɛk.stans] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: By surface analysis, sex (“six”) + -āns. According to the linguist Albio Cassio, it is more probably a calque of Ancient Greek ἑξᾶς (hexâs), though the Greek forms are more often explained as borrowings from the Latin. Etymology templates: {{surf|la|sex|-āns|t1=six}} By surface analysis, sex (“six”) + -āns, {{calque|la|grc|ἑξᾶς|nocap=1}} calque of Ancient Greek ἑξᾶς (hexâs), {{quote-book|en|author=Cassio, Albio Cesare|chapter=A Tale of Coins and Suffixes: Syracusan Greek ἑξᾶς, Latin sextāns, and Congeners|date=2023-10-24|doi=10.1515/9783110779684/html#contents|isbn=978-3-11-077968-4|pages=53-58|passage=|publisher=De Gruyter|title=Alloglо̄ssoi: Multilingualism and Minority Languages in Ancient Europe|url=https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110779684/html}} 2023 October 24, Cassio, Albio Cesare, “A Tale of Coins and Suffixes: Syracusan Greek ἑξᾶς, Latin sextāns, and Congeners”, in Alloglо̄ssoi: Multilingualism and Minority Languages in Ancient Europe, De Gruyter, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 53-58:, {{pagetype}} entry, {{langname|la}} Latin, {{categorize|la|Requests for quotations in Latin|sort=}}, {{rfq|la}} Head templates: {{la-noun|sextāns<3.I>|g=m}} sextāns m (genitive sextantis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sextāns<3.I>}} Forms: sextāns [canonical, masculine], sextantis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sextāns [nominative, singular], sextantēs [nominative, plural], sextantis [genitive, singular], sextantium [genitive, plural], sextantī [dative, singular], sextantibus [dative, plural], sextantem [accusative, singular], sextantēs [accusative, plural], sextantīs [accusative, plural], sextante [ablative, singular], sextantibus [ablative, plural], sextāns [singular, vocative], sextantēs [plural, vocative]
  1. a sixth, particularly
    (historical numismatics) sextans, a coin worth 1/6 as
    Tags: declension-3, historical
    Sense id: en-sextans-la-noun-MUdg8q-n Categories (other): Currencies, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Currency, Units of measure Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 16 5 21 21 5 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 11 19 17 11 19 13 9 Disambiguation of Currency: 68 12 4 4 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 17 15 26 14 22 4 3 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
  2. a sixth, particularly
    (historical) sextans, a unit of mass equal to 1/6 libra (Roman pound) or 2 uncia (Roman ounce), about 55 g
    Tags: declension-3, historical
    Sense id: en-sextans-la-noun-6nAz7gf3 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Units of measure Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 16 5 21 21 5 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 11 19 17 11 19 13 9 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 17 15 26 14 22 4 3
  3. a sixth, particularly
    (historical) sextans, a unit of area equal to 1/6 juger or 1/3 actus, equivalent to a rectangle with sides of 120×40 pedes (Roman feet), about 420 m²
    Tags: declension-3, historical
    Sense id: en-sextans-la-noun-4Pw4t6Cu Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Units of measure Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 16 5 21 21 5 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 11 19 17 11 19 13 9 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 17 15 26 14 22 4 3
  4. a sixth, particularly
    (historical) sextans, a unit of volume equal to 1/6 sextarius or 1/36 congius, about 90 mL
    Tags: declension-3, historical
    Sense id: en-sextans-la-noun-3kjGHJet Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Units of measure Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 11 19 17 11 19 13 9 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 17 15 26 14 22 4 3
  5. a sixth, particularly
    (historical) sextans, a unit of length equal to 1/6 pes (Roman foot) or 2 uncia (Roman inch), about 5 cm
    Tags: declension-3, historical
    Sense id: en-sextans-la-noun-iQsoj1eK Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ans, Units of measure Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 16 5 21 21 5 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 11 19 17 11 19 13 9 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ans: 19 12 16 10 27 11 6 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 17 15 26 14 22 4 3
  6. (mathematics) synonym of unus, one, 1/6 of the perfect number six Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: unus [synonym, synonym-of], one [synonym, synonym-of], 1/6 of the perfect number six [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sextans-la-noun-EuKXcd7p Categories (other): Mathematics, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 16 5 21 21 5 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 11 19 17 11 19 13 9 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  7. (New Latin, nautical) sextant, a nautical instrument with a sector of 1/6 circle (60°) Tags: New-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-sextans-la-noun-NhmDCkx1 Categories (other): New Latin, Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sextantārius Related terms: sextānī, sextārius, dēxtāns (english: five-sixths), octāns, quadrāns

Alternative forms

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}

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