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. (ordinal number) second (after the first)
   • 1940, La boz de Türkiye‎, 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. second (unit of time)
2. (figurative) second (short amount of time)

   Synonyms: momento, instante

   • 2006, Los Muestros‎, 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 iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

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

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡundo/

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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 (*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 (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 2024 December 10

• sigundo

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈɡundo/
• 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