🇮🇹 Italian

secondi

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masculine

i secondi

seconds

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secondi
/i seˈkondi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say secondi in Italian?

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/i seˈkondi/

How do you pronounce secondi in Italian?

secondi is pronounced /i seˈkondi/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il secondo piatto era delizioso e ben cucinato.

The second course was delicious and well cooked.

Il secondo figlio è più alto del primo.

The second son is taller than the first.

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Why is it masculine?

Secondi is masculine because it derives from the Latin "secundus," a masculine adjective meaning "second" or "favorable." In Italian, adjectives ending in -o are masculine singular by default, and "secondo" retained this masculine form from its Latin origin through Romance language evolution.

What is the Italian word for seconds?

The Italian word for seconds is i secondi — masculine.

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