seconde

See also: secondé

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French

Noun

seconde (plural secondes)

1. (fencing) The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.

Anagrams

• Cedenos, encodes

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French seconde, from Latin secunda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛˈkɔn.də/

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• Hyphenation: se‧con‧de
• Rhymes: -ɔndə

Noun

seconde f (plural seconden or secondes, diminutive secondje n or secondetje n)

1. second (a unit of time)

Derived terms

• milliseconde
• secondewijzer

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sekonde
• → West Frisian: sekonde

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ɡɔ̃d/

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Etymology 1

Adjective

seconde

1. feminine singular of second

Synonyms

• deuxième

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin (minuta) secunda.

Noun

seconde f (plural secondes)

1. second (for indicating time)

Further reading

• “seconde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• encodes, encodés

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -onde

Adjective

seconde f pl

1. feminine plural of secondo

Anagrams

• escendo

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French second.

Adjective

seconde

1. Alternative form of secunde (“after the first”)

Noun

seconde

1. Alternative form of secunde (“after the first”)

Etymology 2

From Old French seconde.

Noun

seconde

1. Alternative form of secunde (“sixtieth part of a minute”)