segundo

See also: Segundo and segundó

Asturian

Adjective

segundo

1. neuter of segundu

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish segundo, from Latin secundus (“second”); related to Latin sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧gun‧do

Noun

segundo

1. a second; one-sixtieth of a minute

   Synonym: gutling

Galician

Galician numbers ^(edit)

	20[a], [b]
←  1	2	3  →
Cardinal (standard / feminine): dúas     Cardinal (reintegrationist / feminine): duas     Cardinal (masculine): dous     Ordinal: segundo     Ordinal abbreviation: 2º     Multiplier (standard): (noun) dobre     Multiplier (reintegrationist): (noun) dobro     Multiplier: (adjective) duplo     Fractional (standard): (adjective) medio     Fractional (reintegrationist): (adjective) meio     Fractional: (noun) metade
Galician Wikipedia article on 2

Alternative forms

• 2º m, 2ª f (second, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese segundo, from Latin secundus, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

Noun

segundo m (plural segundos)

1. second (one sixtieth of a minute)
2. a brief period of time

   Synonyms: instante, minuto

3. (geometry) second of arc (angle measure)

Numeral

segundo m (feminine segunda)

1. second; after the first

Preposition

segundo

1. according to

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɡũ.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɡũ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɡũ.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɡũ.du/ [sɨˈɣũ.du]

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɛˈɡũ.du/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈɡũ.du/
• Hyphenation: se‧gun‧do

Etymology 1

Portuguese numbers ^(edit)

	20
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Cardinal: dois     Ordinal: segundo     Ordinal abbreviation: 2.º     Multiplier: dobro, duplo     Fractional: meio, metade     Group: dupla, par, duo
Portuguese Wikipedia article on 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese segundo, from Latin secundus, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

Alternative forms

• segũdo (obsolete)

Noun

segundo m (plural segundos)

2. second (¹⁄₆₀ of a minute)

   Um minuto tem sessenta segundos.

   One minute has sixty seconds.

4. (loosely) second (extremely short period of time)

   O relâmpago durou um segundo.

   The lightning lasted for one second.

6. the second one (anything that comes immediately after the first)

   O segundo não conseguiu ultrapassar o primeiro.

   The second one was unable to overtake the first one.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:segundo.

Derived terms

• segundinho (diminutive)

Adjective

segundo (feminine segunda, masculine plural segundos, feminine plural segundas)

2. second (ordinal numeral for 2)

   A segunda batalha foi muito mais violenta.

   The second battle was a lot more violent.

4. (loosely) second; subsequent; other; further (coming after the first)

   Synonyms: subsequente, outro

   Fizemos três segundas tentativas.

   We made three second attempts.

6. secondary (lesser in importance or rank)

   Synonym: secundário

   Eles tinham vários segundos planos.

   They had many second plans.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:segundo.

Adverb

segundo (not comparable)

2. second (in second place)

   Chegamos segundo.

   We arrived second.

Synonyms

• em segundo (lugar) (more common)

Preposition

segundo

2. according to (based on what is stated by)

   Synonyms: de acordo com, conforme

   Segundo a lenda.

   According to the legend.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:segundo.

Conjunction

segundo

2. as (at the same time that)

   Synonyms: conforme, à medida que

   Saíam segundo chegávamos.

   They left as we arrived.

4. as (according to what)

   Synonym: conforme

   Comprava livros segundo permitia seu salário.

   She bought books as her salary allowed.

Etymology 2

Verb

segundo

2. first-person singular present indicative of segundar

Spanish

Spanish numbers ^(edit)

	20
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Cardinal: dos     Ordinal: segundo     Ordinal abbreviation: 2.º     Multiplier: doble     Collective: ambos     Fractional: medio, mitad
Spanish Wikipedia article on 2

Alternative forms

• 2.º m, 2.ª f, II (adjective, abbreviations)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡundo/ [seˈɣ̞ũn̪.d̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -undo
• Syllabification: se‧gun‧do

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin secundus with, per Coromines, a 'semi-learned' treatment of the stressed vowel (*segondo would have been expected otherwise). Doublet of según. Related to seguir (“follow”).

Adjective

segundo (feminine segunda, masculine plural segundos, feminine plural segundas)

1. (ordinal number) second (after the first)

Derived terms

• con segundas
• de segunda
• de segunda mano
• ir de segundo
• nunca segundas partes fueron buenas
• primo segundo
• segunda enseñanza
• segunda intención
• segunda lengua
• segunda naturaleza
• segunda persona
• segundar
• Segundo
• segundo plano
• sobrina segunda
• sobrino segundo
• tía segunda
• tío segundo

 

Noun

segundo m (plural segundos)

1. second (unit of time)
2. second (short amount of time)

   Synonyms: momento, instante

3. assistant

   Synonym: ayudante

Derived terms

(diminutive): segundito, segundillo

• milisegundo
• nanosegundo
• segundín
• segundo intercalar

 

Related terms

• secundario
• según

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

segundo

1. first-person singular present indicative of segundar

Further reading

• “segundo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: dalawa     Spanish cardinal: dos     Ordinal: ikalawa, pangalawa     Spanish ordinal: segundo, segunda     Ordinal abbreviation: ika-2, pang-2     Adverbial: makalawa, makadalawa     Multiplier: doble, dalawang ibayo     Distributive: tigdalawa, dalawahan, dala-dalawa     Restrictive: dadalawa     Fractional: kalahati
Tagalog Wikipedia article on 2

Alternative forms

• sigundo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish segundo, from Latin secundus (“second”); related to Latin sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈɡundo/ [sɛˈɣun̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -undo
• Syllabification: se‧gun‧do

Noun

segundo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. second (unit of time)

   Synonyms: saglit, (uncommon) sandali

2. second place

   Synonyms: ikalawa, pangalawa

4. Ellipsis of segundo almuwerso: midmorning snack; second breakfast

   Synonyms: segundo almuwerso, meryenda

Related terms

• segunda
• segundaryo
• segundo almuwerso
• sekundarya

 

See also

• minuto

Adjective

segundo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. second; in second place

   Synonyms: ikalawa, pangalawa

References

• “segundo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018