ilmingutes

Ilmingutes are a unit of time in the fictional timekeeping system of Ilmara. The ilmingute is the base unit of duration, and time in Ilmara is commonly expressed in ilmingutes, ilm-hours, and ilm-days. In this system, one ilmingute is defined as one Earth minute, making 60 ilmingutes equal to one ilm-hour and 24 ilm-hours equal to one ilm-day. Consequently, an ilm-day contains 1,440 ilmingutes.

The term ilmingute derives from the fictional language of Ilmara, combining ilm- meaning time with the suffix -ingute denoting a small measure. The plural form is ilmingutes.

Notes on notation: time is typically written as n ilmingutes, or n ilm-hours when larger blocks are involved. For finer precision, il-seconds can be used, with 1 ilmingute consisting of 60 il-seconds, each equivalent to one Earth second. However, il-seconds are uncommon in everyday scheduling and appear mainly in astronomical calculations.

History and usage: The unit appears in early port chronicles of Ilmara and was standardized by maritime administrations during the 17th century for navigational math. In modern fiction, ilmingutes are used in daily schedules, trade records, and ceremonial timing because they align roughly with ordinary minutes and hours in Earth time, aiding readers within the fictional world to relate to timekeeping conventions.

See also: Timekeeping, Calendars, Chronology of Ilmara.