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German
Etymology
18th century, from Latin secundarius, chiefly through French secondaire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zekʊnˈdɛːr/, , , , ,
- (also with stress shift) IPA(key): /ˈzɛkʊnˌdɛːr/, /ˈzeː-/
- Hyphenation: se‧kun‧där
Adjective
sekundär (strong nominative masculine singular sekundärer, not comparable)
- secondary, subsidiary (of lesser rank or importance)
- Synonyms: zweitrangig, untergeordnet
- secondary (not original or direct, derived, later)
- Synonyms: unursprünglich, abgeleitet, indirekt, mittelbar, später, im Nachhinein
Declension
Positive forms of sekundär (uncomparable)
Further reading
Swedish
Adjective
sekundär (not comparable)
- secondary (not primary, in importance or the like)
- Synonym: underordnad
- Antonym: primär
Jag vill att den är av metall. Den får gärna vara blå också, men det är sekundärt.- I want it to be made of metal. It would be nice if it was blue as well, but that is secondary.
- (medicine) secondary
Declension
Inflection of sekundär
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Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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Common singular
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sekundär
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Neuter singular
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sekundärt
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Plural
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sekundära
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Masculine plural3
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sekundäre
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Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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Masculine singular1
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sekundäre
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All
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sekundära
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1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic
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