secondly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɛkəndli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɛk.(ə)ntli/ (General-American)
- sĕkʹəndlē (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English second Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English secondly From second + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In the second place.
Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. […] Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2ᵈˡʸ | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| 2ndly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| 2dly | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Synonyms
second (less jarring for many speakers)
Translations (37)
sh дру̏го̄ (in the second place) · pl po drugie (in the second place) · fr deuxièmement (in the second place) · de zweitens (in the second place) · uk по-дру́ге (in the second place) · fi toiseksi (in the second place) · ba икенсенән (in the second place) · es en segundo lugar (in the second place) · et teiseks (in the second place) · ko 둘째로 (in the second place) · ar ثَانِيًا (in the second place) · be па-друго́е (in the second place) · sah иккиһинэн (in the second place) · yi צווייטנס (in the second place) · ru во-вторы́х (in the second place) · eo due (in the second place) · tg сониян (in the second place) · kk екіншіден (in the second place) · uz ikkinchidan (in the second place) · fa ثانیاً (in the second place) · sk po druhé (in the second place) · io duesme (in the second place) · az ikincisi (in the second place) · nb for det annet (in the second place) · bg вто́ро (in the second place) · cmn 二來 /二来 (in the second place) · pt segundamente (in the second place) · cmn 第二 (in the second place) · sh drȕgō (in the second place) · mk второ (in the second place) · el δεύτερον (in the second place) · ja 第二に (in the second place) · sl drugič (in the second place) · it secondamente (in the second place) · hu másodsorban (in the second place) · uz ikkilamchi (in the second place) · cs za druhé (in the second place)