segon

See also: seĝon

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan segon, from Old Occitan segon, from Latin secundus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /səˈɡon/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /seˈɡon/

Adjective

Catalan ordinal numbers

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Cardinal : dos     Ordinal : segon     Multiplier : doble

segon (feminine segona, masculine plural segons, feminine plural segones)

1. second

Usage notes

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”).

Derived terms

• amb segones

Related terms

• segó

Noun

segon m (plural segons)

1. second; SI unit of time
2. second; a short indeterminate period of time
3. second; unit of measuring angles

Noun

segon m (plural segons, feminine segona)

1. A person in the second level of a castell.

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin secundus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French selonc.

Preposition

segon

1. according to

References

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “secundus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 110, page 385

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Venetian

Noun

segon m (plural segoni or seguni)

1. large two-handed saw