segundo

segundo

1. neuter of segundu

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

• Hyphenation: se‧gun‧do

segundo

1. a second; one-sixtieth of a minute

   Synonym: gutling

• 2º m, 2ª f (second, abbreviation)

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

segundo m (plural segundos)

1. second (one sixtieth of a minute)
2. a brief period of time

   Synonyms: instante, minuto

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

segundo m (feminine segunda)

1. second; after the first

segundo

1. according to

Inherited from Old Spanish secundo (“twoth”), from Latin secundus. Doublet of según. Related to seguir (“follow”).

segundo (Hebrew spelling סיגונדו)^[1]

1. (ordinal number) second (after the first)
   • 1940, La boz de Türkiye‎^[1], numbers 11–34, page 149:

     Alhad ultimo 10 Noviembre, marco el segundo aniversario de la muerte de Atatürk.

     Last Sunday, November 10, marked the second anniversary of Atatürk’s death.

segundo m (Hebrew spelling סיגונדו)^[1]

1. second (unit of time)
2. (figurative) second (short amount of time)

   Synonyms: momento, instante

   • 2006, Los Muestros‎^[2], numbers 62–69, R. Capuia, page 42:

     Es tu vida, ke kolay se puede efasar en un segundo.

     It’s your life; how easy it can be erased in a second.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

segundo

1. first-person singular present indicative of segundar

• Rhymes: -ũdu
• Hyphenation: se‧gun‧do

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

• segũdo (obsolete)

segundo (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.

   Chegamos em segundo lugar. ― We came in second place.

4. (loosely) second; subsequent; other; further (coming after the first)

   Synonyms: subsequente, outro

   Fizemos três segundas tentativas. ― We made three second attempts.

6. secondary (lesser in importance or rank)

   Synonym: secundário

   Eles tinham vários segundos planos. ― They had many second plans.

segundo m (plural segundos)

2. second (¹⁄₆₀ of a minute)

   Um minuto tem sessenta segundos.

   One minute has sixty seconds.

4. (figurative) second (extremely short period of time)

   O relâmpago durou um segundo.

   The lightning lasted for one second.

6. the second one (something that comes immediately after the first)

   O segundo não conseguiu ultrapassar o primeiro.

   The second one was unable to overtake the first one.

segundo (not comparable)

2. second (in second place)

   Chegamos segundo. ― We arrived second.

segundo

2. according to (based on what is stated by)

   Synonyms: de acordo com, conforme

   Segundo o professor, não existe um único “idioma tupi-guarani”. ― According to the professor, there is no single “Tupi-Guarani language”.

   • 2015, Antonio Luiz M. C. Costa, Armas Brancas: Lanças, espadas, maças e flechas – como lutar sem pólvora da pré-história ao século XXI, Editora Draco, →ISBN, page 65:

     Segundo uma lenda japonesa, o mais rico daimyo do Japão promoveu um concurso nacional de armeiros, no qual os finalistas foram Masamune e Muramasa.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

segundo

2. as (at the same time that)

   Synonyms: conforme, à medida que

   Saíam segundo chegávamos. ― They left as we arrived.

4. as (according to what)

   Synonym: conforme

   Comprava livros segundo permitia seu salário. ― She bought books as her salary allowed.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

segundo

2. first-person singular present indicative of segundar

• “segundo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “segundo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “segundo”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “segundo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “segundo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

• 2.º m, 2.ª f, II (adjective, abbreviations)

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡundo/ [seˈɣ̞ũn̪.d̪o]

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• Rhymes: -undo
• Syllabification: se‧gun‧do

Inherited from Latin secundus with, per Coromines, a 'semi-learned' treatment of the stressed vowel^[1] (*segondo would have been expected otherwise). Doublet of según. Related to seguir (“follow”).

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

1. (ordinal number) second (after the first)

segundo m (plural segundos)

1. second (unit of time)
2. second (short amount of time)

   Synonyms: momento, instante

3. assistant

   Synonym: ayudante

(diminutive): segundito, segundillo

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

segundo

1. first-person singular present indicative of segundar

• “segundo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

• sigundo

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈɡundo/ [sɛˈɣun̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -undo
• Syllabification: se‧gun‧do

segundo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. second (unit of time)

   Synonyms: saglit, (uncommon) sandali

2. second place

   Synonyms: ikalawa, pangalawa

4. ellipsis of segundo-almuwerso (“midmorning snack; second breakfast”)

   Synonyms: segundo-almuwerso, meryenda

• minuto

segundo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. second; in second place

   Synonyms: ikalawa, pangalawa

• “segundo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018