segundo

See also: Segundo and segundó

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.

Synonyms

• (a second): gutling

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Galician

Etymology

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

Synonyms

• (brief period of time): instante, minuto

Numeral

segundo m (feminine segunda)

1. second; after the first

Preposition

segundo

1. according to

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Portuguese

Portuguese ordinal numbers

<  1º	2º	3º  >
Cardinal : dois     Ordinal : segundo

Alternative forms

• 2º, 2.º (abbreviation, numeral only)
• segũdo (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ˈɣũ.du/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ˈɡũ.du/
• Hyphenation: se‧gun‧do

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 of use of this term, see Citations:segundo.

Adjective

segundo m (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)

   Fizemos três segundas tentativas.

   We made three second attempts.

6. secondary (lesser in importance or rank)

   Eles tinham vários segundos planos.

   They had many second plans.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:segundo.

Synonyms

• (subsequent): subsequente, outro
• (secondary): secundário

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)

   Segundo a lenda.

   According to the legend.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:segundo.

Synonyms

• de acordo com, conforme

Conjunction

segundo

2. as (at the same time that)

   Saiam segundo chegávamos.

   They left as we arrived.

4. as (according to what)

   Comprava livros segundo permitia seu salário.

   She bought books as her salary allowed.

Synonyms

• (at the same time that): conforme, à medida que
• (according to what): conforme

Verb

segundo

2. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of segundar

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Spanish

Spanish numbers ^(edit)

	20
←  1	2	3  →
Cardinal: dos     Ordinal: segundo     Multiplier: doble     Fractional: mitad

Alternative forms

• (adjective): (abbreviations) 2.º, 2.ª, II

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡundo/, [seˈɣũn̪d̪o]

Etymology 1

Semi-learned term descendant of Latin secundus (“second”); related to Latin sequor (“follow”) (cf. seguir). Doublet of según.

Adjective

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

1. second (after the first)

Derived terms

• con segundas
• nunca segundas partes fueron buenas
• segunda intención
• segunda naturaleza
• segundar
• Segundo
• segundo plano

 

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 main entry.

Verb

segundo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of segundar.

Further reading

• “segundo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Tagalog

Etymology

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

Noun

segundo

1. second (unit of time)

References

• The Tagalog Pinoy Dictionary