secund
English
Etymology
From Latin secundus (“following the course or current of wind or water”). Doublet of second and secundo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːkənd/
Adjective
secund (not comparable)
- (botany, zoology) Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk; unilateral.[1]
References
- ^ Asa Gray (1857) “[Glossary […].] Secund.”, in First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology, […], New York, N.Y.: Ivison & Phinney and G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam & Co., […], →OCLC.
- “secund”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Middle English
Adjective
secund
- alternative form of secunde (“after the first”)
Noun
secund
- alternative form of secunde (“after the first”)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French second, from Latin secundus.
Adjective
secund m or n (feminine singular secundă, masculine plural secunzi, feminine and neuter plural secunde)
Declension
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | secund | secundă | secunzi | secunde | |||
definite | secundul | secunda | secunzii | secundele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | secund | secunde | secunzi | secunde | |||
definite | secundului | secundei | secunzilor | secundelor |