segon
CatalanEdit
< 1r | 2n | 3r > |
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Cardinal : dos Ordinal : segon Multiplier : doble | ||
EtymologyEdit
From Old Catalan segon, from Old Occitan segon, from Latin secundus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
segon (feminine segona, masculine plural segons, feminine plural segones)
Usage notesEdit
When segon is the ordinal number of a century or of a regnal name of a monarch or pope, it is written using Roman numerals following the noun. Thus Joan Segon is written Joan II.
For most fractional numbers, the ordinal number is used to indicate the denominator of the fraction. Segon and its forms are never used to indicate halves. Instead, mig is used. Exceptions to this rule include mig (“half”), terç (“third”), quarter (“quarter”), milionèsim (“millionth”), bilionèsim (“billionth”), ....
The feminine form of the ordinal is usually used as the collective noun for a set of like objects of that size. Instead of segona, parell (“pair”) is used. Exceptions to the usual rule include parell (“set of 2”), qüern (“set of 4”), centenar (“set of 100”), grossa (“set of 144”), miler (“set of 1000”), and milenar (“1000”).
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Related termsEdit
NounEdit
segon m (plural segons)
- second; SI unit of time
- second; a short indeterminate period of time
- second; unit of measuring angles
NounEdit
segon m (plural segons, feminine segona)
OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan segon, from Latin secundus.
PrepositionEdit
segon
Dialectal variantsEdit
Old OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin secundus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French selonc.
PrepositionEdit
segon
DescendantsEdit
- Occitan: segon
ReferencesEdit
- von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002) , “secundus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 110, page 385
VenetianEdit
NounEdit
segon m (plural segoni or seguni)
- large two-handed saw