segundo

See also: Segundo and segundó

Asturian

Adjective

segundo

  1. neuter of segundu

Cebuano

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
    Synonym: gutling

Chavacano

Chavacano numbers (edit)
20[a], [b], [c], [d]
[a], [b], [c], [d], [e] ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e]
    Cardinal: dos
    Ordinal: aca-dos, ika-dos, segunda, segundo
    Multiplier: doble
    Collective: ambos

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish segundo (“second”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: se‧gun‧do

Adjective

segundo

  1. second

Noun

segundo

  1. second in a series
  2. second (of a person, thing, kind, rank, etc.)

Galician

Galician numbers (edit)
20[a], [b]
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal (masculine): dous
    Cardinal (standard / feminine): dúas
    Cardinal (reintegrationist / feminine): duas
    Ordinal: segundo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2º
    Multiplier: (adjective) duplo
    Multiplier (standard): (noun) dobre
    Multiplier (reintegrationist): (noun) dobro
    Fractional: (noun) metade
    Fractional (standard): (adjective) medio
    Fractional (reintegrationist): (adjective) meio
Galician Wikipedia article on 2

Alternative forms

  • 2º m, 2ª f (second, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Galician-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
    Synonyms: instante, minuto
  3. (geometry) second of arc (angle measure)

Numeral

segundo m (feminine segunda)

  1. second; after the first

Preposition

segundo

  1. according to

Ladino

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish secundo (“twoth”), from Latin secundus. Doublet of según. Related to seguir (“follow”).

Adjective

segundo (Hebrew spelling סיגונדו)[1]

  1. (ordinal number) second (after the first)
    • 1940, La boz de Türkiye‎[2], 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.
Derived terms

Noun

segundo m (Hebrew spelling סיגונדו)[1]

  1. second (unit of time)
  2. (figurative) second (short amount of time)
    Synonyms: momento, instante
    • 2006, Los Muestros‎[3], 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.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

segundo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of segundar

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “segundo”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasury of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɡũ.du/, /siˈɡũ.du/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈɡũ.du/ [sɨˈɣũ.du]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈɡũ.du/

  • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ũdu
  • Hyphenation: se‧gun‧do

Etymology 1

Portuguese numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: dois
    Ordinal: segundo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2.º, 2º
    Multiplier: dobro, duplo, dúplice
    Fractional: meio, metade
    Group: dupla, par, duo
    Quantile: mediana
Portuguese Wikipedia article on 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese segundo, from Latin secundus, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

Alternative forms

Adjective

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.
Coordinate terms
Portuguese ordinal numbers from 0th to 99th
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— zerésimo primeiro segundo terceiro quarto quinto sexto sétimo oitavo nono, noveno
10— décimo décimo primeiro, undécimo, onzeno décimo segundo, duodécimo, dozeno décimo terceiro, tredécimo, trezeno décimo quarto, catorzeno, quatorzeno décimo quinto décimo sexto décimo sétimo décimo oitavo décimo nono
20— vigésimo vigésimo primeiro vigésimo segundo vigésimo terceiro vigésimo quarto vigésimo quinto vigésimo sexto vigésimo sétimo vigésimo oitavo vigésimo nono
30— trigésimo trigésimo primeiro trigésimo segundo trigésimo terceiro trigésimo quarto trigésimo quinto trigésimo sexto trigésimo sétimo trigésimo oitavo trigésimo nono
40— quadragésimo quadragésimo primeiro quadragésimo segundo quadragésimo terceiro quadragésimo quarto quadragésimo quinto quadragésimo sexto quadragésimo sétimo quadragésimo oitavo quadragésimo nono
50— quinquagésimo quinquagésimo primeiro quinquagésimo segundo quinquagésimo terceiro quinquagésimo quarto quinquagésimo quinto quinquagésimo sexto quinquagésimo sétimo quinquagésimo oitavo quinquagésimo nono
60— sexagésimo sexagésimo primeiro sexagésimo segundo sexagésimo terceiro sexagésimo quarto sexagésimo quinto sexagésimo sexto sexagésimo sétimo sexagésimo oitavo sexagésimo nono
70— septuagésimo, setuagésimo septuagésimo primeiro, setuagésimo primeiro septuagésimo segundo, setuagésimo segundo septuagésimo terceiro, setuagésimo terceiro septuagésimo quarto, setuagésimo quarto septuagésimo quinto, setuagésimo quinto septuagésimo sexto, setuagésimo sexto septuagésimo sétimo, setuagésimo sétimo septuagésimo oitavo, setuagésimo oitavo septuagésimo nono, setuagésimo nono
80— octogésimo octogésimo primeiro octogésimo segundo octogésimo terceiro octogésimo quarto octogésimo quinto octogésimo sexto octogésimo sétimo octogésimo oitavo octogésimo nono
90— nonagésimo nonagésimo primeiro nonagésimo segundo nonagésimo terceiro nonagésimo quarto nonagésimo quinto nonagésimo sexto nonagésimo sétimo nonagésimo oitavo nonagésimo nono
Derived terms

Noun

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.
Derived terms

Adverb

segundo (not comparable)

  2. second (in second place)
    Chegamos segundo. ― We arrived second.

Preposition

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.
      According to a Japanese legend, the richest daimyo of Japan promoted a national contest of armorers, of which the finalists were Masamune and Muramasa.

Conjunction

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.

Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    segundo

    2. first-person singular present indicative of segundar

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Spanish numbers (edit)
    20
     ←  1 2 3  → 
        Cardinal: dos
        Ordinal: segundo
        Ordinal abbreviation: 2.º
        Multiplier: doble
        Collective: ambos
        Fractional: medio, mitad
    Spanish Wikipedia article on 2

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /seˈɡundo/ [seˈɣ̞ũn̪.d̪o]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -undo
    • Syllabification: se‧gun‧do

    Etymology 1

      Inherited from Latin secundus with, per Coromines, a 'semi-learned' treatment of the stressed vowel[1] (*segondo would have been expected otherwise). Doublet of según. Related to seguir (“follow”).

      Adjective

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

      1. (ordinal number) second (after the first)
        • 2025 July 4, Allison Morrow, “Por qué la Cybertruck de Tesla ha sido un fracaso total”, in CNN en Español‎[4], archived from the original on 8 August 2025:
          Se podría estimar, entonces, que Tesla probablemente vendió entre 5.000 y 6.000 Cybertrucks en el segundo trimestre si las tendencias de consumo se mantuvieron estables.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      Derived terms

      Noun

      segundo m (plural segundos)

      1. second (unit of time)
        • 2015 August 11, Hope King, “Verizon quiere hacer que el internet sea 1.000 veces más rápido”, in CNN en Español‎[5], archived from the original on 24 November 2025:
          Una película de dos horas en alta definición tardaría 8 segundos en descargarse, 100 estudiantes podrían descargar un libro de texto en dos segundos simultáneamente, y subir 1.000 fotos también tomaría alrededor de dos segundos, dice Verizon. […] Recientemente, Comcast acaba de empezar a ofrecer el Internet más rápido del país a 2 gigabits por segundo el mes pasado.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      2. second (short amount of time)
        Synonyms: momento, instante
      3. assistant
        Synonym: ayudante
      Derived terms

      (diminutive): segundito, segundillo

      Etymology 2

        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Verb

        segundo

        1. first-person singular present indicative of segundar

        Further reading

        References

        1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983), “seguir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 191

        Tagalog

        Tagalog numbers (edit)
        [a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b]
            Cardinal: dalawa
            Spanish cardinal: dos
            Ordinal: ikalawa, pangalawa
            Spanish ordinal: segundo, segunda
            Ordinal abbreviation: ika-2, pang-2
            Adverbial: makalawa, makadalawa
            Multiplier: doble, dalawang ibayo
            Distributive: tigdalawa, dalawahan, dala-dalawa
            Restrictive: dadalawa
            Fractional: kalahati
        Tagalog Wikipedia article on 2

        Alternative forms

        • sigundo

        Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-der.
        Proto-Italic *sekʷondo-
        Latin secundus
        Spanish segundobor.
        Tagalog segundo

          Borrowed from Spanish segundo, from Latin secundus, from Proto-Italic *sekʷondo-, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.

          Pronunciation

          • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seˈɡundo/ [sɛˈɣ̠un̪.d̪o]
          • Rhymes: -undo
          • Syllabification: se‧gun‧do

          Noun

          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

          Derived terms

          See also

          Adjective

          segundo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

          1. second; in second place
            Synonyms: ikalawa, pangalawa

          References

          • “segundo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
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