sec
Translingual
Symbol
sec
- (trigonometry) symbol of the trigonometric function secant.
- (nonstandard) symbol of second, an SI unit of measurement of time. s.
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of second.
Pronunciation
Noun
sec (plural sec or secs)
- (colloquial) Second, 1⁄60 of a minute.
- (colloquial) Abbreviation of second. (A short indeterminate period of time.)
- Wait a sec!
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Aromanian
Etymology 1
From Latin siccus. Compare Romanian sec.
Alternative forms
Adjective
sec
Etymology 2
From Latin siccō. Compare Romanian seca, sec.
Alternative forms
Verb
sec (third-person singular present seacã, past participle sicatã)
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Catalan
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Adjective
sec (feminine seca, masculine plural secs, feminine plural seques)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
sec
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Further reading
- “sec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “sec”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “sec” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Old French sec, from Latin siccus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sec (feminine sèche, masculine plural secs, feminine plural sèches)
- dry
- dried, having had its moisture evaporated
- des abricots secs ― dried apricots
- du poisson sec ― dried fish
- lean, thin, skinny
- 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Volume I, Chapter I:
- [I]l était de complexion robuste, maigre de corps, sec de visage, fort matineux et grand ami de la chasse.
- [H]e was of a robust complexion, thin in the body, lean in the face, a very early riser and a friend of the hunt.
- (of alcohol) bitter, not sweet
- (of a person) harsh
- Désolé si j’ai été un peu sec.
- Sorry if I was a bit harsh.
Noun
sec m (plural secs)
- something that is dry
- 1883, La Bible, translated by Louis Segond, Genesis 1:9
- Que les eaux qui sont au-dessous du ciel se rassemblent en un seul lieu, et que le sec paraisse.
- Let the waters below the heavens gather in one place, and let the dry stuff (i.e. the land) come forth.
- 1883, La Bible, translated by Louis Segond, Genesis 1:9
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “sec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
Etymology
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From Proto-Slavic *sěťi (“to cut, chop”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
Verb
sec impf (perfective pósec)
- to mow (cut something down)
Conjugation
Present | Singular | Dual | Plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | seku secom |
secomej | secomy |
2nd person | secoš | secotej | secośo |
3rd person | seco | secotej | seku |
Preterite | Singular | Dual | Plural |
1st person | secech | secechmej | secechmy |
2nd person | secešo | seceštej | secešćo |
3rd person | secešo | seceštej | secechu |
Imperative | Singular | Dual | Plural |
2nd person | sec | sectej | secćo |
- Participles
Derived terms
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “sec”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “sec”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Old English
Pronunciation
Adjective
sēc (Anglian)
- Alternative form of sēoc
Declension
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | sēc | sēc | sēc |
Accusative | sēcne | sēce | sēc |
Genitive | sēces | sēcre | sēces |
Dative | sēcum | sēcre | sēcum |
Instrumental | sēce | sēcre | sēce |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | sēce | sēca, sēce | sēc |
Accusative | sēce | sēca, sēce | sēc |
Genitive | sēcra | sēcra | sēcra |
Dative | sēcum | sēcum | sēcum |
Instrumental | sēcum | sēcum | sēcum |
Old French
Etymology
Adjective
sec m (oblique and nominative feminine singular seiche)
- dry (lacking moisture)
Descendants
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sec m or n (feminine singular seacă, plural seci)
- dry
- barren, empty, deserted; also dried up
- (figuratively) missing or deficient in something, lacking; also useless
- (figuratively) dull, stupid, empty-headed
- (regional, Transylvania) skinny
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Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) sitg, setg
- (Sursilvan) schetg
- (Sutsilvan) sétg
- (Puter, Vallader) sech
Etymology
Adjective
sec m (feminine singular secca, masculine plural secs, feminine plural seccas)
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