secunde

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See also: secundé

Interlingua

Adjective

secunde

  1. second

Latin

Numeral

secunde

  1. vocative masculine singular of secundus

References

  • secunde”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • secunde in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Middle English

Etymology 1

Middle English numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: two, twei
    Ordinal: secunde
    Adverbial: twie, twies
    Multiplier: twofold

From Old French second, from Latin secundus.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛkund/, /ˈsɛːkund/

Adjective

secunde

  1. Second; following the first in an order or array.
    • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎, published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:7, page 118v, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
      ⁊ þe firſte beeſte .· liyk a lioun / ⁊ þe ſecounde beeſte .· lijk a calf / ⁊ þe þꝛidde beeſte .· hauynge a face as of a man / ⁊ þe fourþe beeſte .· liyk an egle fleynge
      And the first beast like a lion; and the second beast like a calf; and the third beast had a face like a human; and the fourth beast like an eagle flying.
  2. Non-primary; less important, noticeable or large.
Related terms
Descendants
  • English: second
  • Scots: seicont
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Noun

secunde (plural secundes)

  1. Something that is second in an order, grouping or array.
  2. (rare) The amniotic sac or afterbirth; that which protects a embryo or fetus.
  3. (rare) A deputy; someone with immediate secondary authority.
  4. (rare) Something that is non-primary or less important.
  5. (rare) Expressing similarity to a famous figure.
Descendants
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Adverb

secunde

  1. (rare) The second occurrence; after the first.
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Etymology 2

From Old French seconde, from Medieval Latin secunda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛkund(ə)/, /ˈsɛːkund(ə)/

Noun

secunde (plural secundes) (rare)

  1. An angular unit equal to a sixtieth of an angular minute.
  2. A unit of time equal to a sixtieth of a (horological) minute.
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Portuguese

Verb

secunde

  1. inflection of secundar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Noun

secunde f pl

  1. plural of secundă

Spanish

Verb

secunde

  1. inflection of secundar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative