secondo
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
secondo (plural secondos or secondi)
See also edit
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “secondo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
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| Cardinal: due Ordinal: secondo Ordinal abbreviation: 2º Adverbial: due volte Multiplier: doppio, duplice Distributive: doppiamente Collective: entrambi, tutti e due Fractional: mezzo | ||
| Italian Wikipedia article on 2 | ||
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin secundus (“he who follows, second”), from sequor (“to follow”).
Adjective edit
secondo (feminine seconda, masculine plural secondi, feminine plural seconde)
- (ordinal number, before the noun) second
- (in names of monarchs and popes, after the name) the second
Alternative forms edit
- 2º m, 2ª f (abbreviations)
- II (abbreviation, in names of monarchs and popes, the second)
Noun edit
secondo m (plural secondi)
- (fractional number) second (unit of time)
- second (in boxing or duelling)
- second mate, executive officer (in the navy)
- main course (of a meal)
- latter (relating to or being the second of two items)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Switzerland German: Secondo
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin secundum (“after, behind, according to”, preposition and adverb).
Preposition edit
secondo
- according to, as per, per
- Secondo me, … ― In my opinion … (literally, “According to me”)