seicont
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English secunde, from Old French second, from Latin secundus (“following, next in order”), from root of sequor (“I follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).
Adjective edit
seicont (not comparable)
Derived terms edit
- seicont-haundit (“second-hand”)
Noun edit
seicont (plural seiconts)
- the storey of a building immediately above the ground floor
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English secunde, from Old French seconde, from Medieval Latin secunda, short for secunda pars minuta (“second diminished part (of the hour)”).
Noun edit
seicont (plural seiconts)
- a second of time