sekstanto

Esperanto

Sekstanto

Etymology

From Polish sekstant, Russian секста́нт (sekstánt), French sextant, German Sextant, all from Late Latin sextāns. Compare Italian sestante, Portuguese and Spanish sextante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [seksˈtanto]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: seks‧tan‧to

Noun

sekstanto (accusative singular sekstanton, plural sekstantoj, accusative plural sekstantojn)

1. (nautical) sextant

Related terms

• kompaso (“compass”)