segundo

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.

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)

Numeral

segundo m (feminine segunda)

1. (ordinal) second; after the first

Preposition

segundo

1. according to

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)

1. second (1/60 of a minute)

   Um minuto tem sessenta segundos.

   One minute has sixty seconds.

2. (loosely) second (extremely short period of time)

   O relâmpago durou um segundo.

   The lightning lasted for one second.

3. 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.

Adjective

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

1. second (ordinal numeral for 2)

   A segunda batalha foi muito mais violenta.

   The second battle was a lot more violent.

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

   Fizemos três segundas tentativas.

   We made three second attempts.

3. secondary (lesser in importance or rank)

   Eles tinham vários segundos planos.

   They had many second plans.

Adverb

segundo (not comparable)

1. second (in second place)

   Chegamos segundo.

   We arrived second.

Preposition

segundo

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

   Segundo a lenda.

   According to the legend.

Conjunction

segundo

1. as (at the same time that)

   Saiam segundo chegávamos.

   They left as we arrived.

2. as (according to what)

   Comprava livros segundo permitia seu salário.

   She bought books as her salary allowed.

Verb

segundo

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

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡundo/, [seˈɣũn̪d̪o]

Etymology 1

Semi-learned term descendant of Latin secundus (“second”)^[1]; related to Latin sequor (“follow”) (cf. seguir).

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Further reading

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

References

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