secondo
See also: secóndo, secondò, and Secondo
English
Etymology
Italian secondo
Noun
secondo (plural secondos or secondi)
- (music) The second part in a concerted piece.
See also
- primo
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for secondo in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- oscnode, scooned
Italian
| 20 | ||
| ← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: due Ordinal: secondo Ordinal abbreviation: 2º Adverbial: due volte Multiplier: doppio, duplice Distributive: doppiamente Collective: entrambi, tutti e due Fractional: mezzo | ||
| Italian Wikipedia article on 2 | ||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈkon.do/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ondo
- Hyphenation: se‧cón‧do
Etymology 1
From Latin secundus (“he who follows, second”), from sequor (“to follow”).
Adjective
secondo (feminine seconda, masculine plural secondi, feminine plural seconde)
- (ordinal number, before the noun) second
- (in names of monarchs and popes, after the name) the second
Alternative forms
- 2º m, 2ª f (abbreviations)
- II (abbreviation, in names of monarchs and popes, the second)
Noun
secondo m (plural secondi)
- (fractional number) second (unit of time)
- second (in boxing or duelling)
- second mate, executive officer (in the navy)
- main course (of a meal)
- latter (relating to or being the second of two items)
Derived terms
- microsecondo
- millisecondo
- nanosecondo
- secondamente
- secondario
- secondogenito
Descendants
- → Swiss High German: Secondo
See also
- millisecondo
- minuto
- ora
Etymology 2
From Latin secundum (“after, behind, according to”, preposition and adverb).
Preposition
secondo
- according to, as per, per
- Secondo me, … ― In my opinion … (literally, “According to me”)
Derived terms
- secondo me