siguiente

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From the old present participle of seguir. Corresponds to Latin sequentem (“following”), the present active participle of sequor (to follow), from Proto-Italic *sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (to follow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siˈɡjente/ [siˈɣ̞jẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: si‧guien‧te

Adjective

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siguiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural siguientes)

  1. following
  2. next
    Lo siguiente que puedo recordar es que salí corriendo.
    The next thing I can remember was running out.
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Further reading

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