secondo

English

Etymology

Italian

Noun

secondo (plural secondos)

1. (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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Italian

Italian ordinal numbers

<  1st	2nd	3rd  >
Ordinal : secondo     Cardinal : due

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈkon.do/, [s̪eˈkon̪.d̪o]

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• Hyphenation: se‧cón‧do

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation) 2º m, 2ª f
• (in names of monarchs and popes, the second): (abbreviation) II

Etymology 1

From Latin secundus (“he who follows, second”), from sequor (“to follow”).

Adjective

secondo m (feminine seconda, masculine plural secondi, feminine plural seconde)

1. (before the noun) second
2. (in names of monarchs and popes, after the name) the second

Adverb

secondo

1. as per, per
2. according to

Noun

secondo m (plural secondi)

1. second (unit of time)
2. second (in boxing or duelling)
3. second mate, executive officer (in the navy)
4. main course (of a meal)
5. latter (relating to or being the second of two items)

Derived terms

• microsecondo
• millisecondo
• nanosecondo
• secondario
• secondogenito

See also

• minuto
• ora

Etymology 2

From Latin secundum (preposition and adverb) (“after, behind, according to”)

Preposition

secondo

1. according to

See also

• Appendix:Italian numbers