Sekunde

See also: sekunde, sekundē, and sekundė

German

Alternative forms
  • Secunde (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin secunda. The units of time and angle are from pars minuta secunda (literally “second minute part”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zeˈkʊndə/
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Noun

Sekunde f (genitive Sekunde, plural Sekunden, diminutive Sekündchen n)

  1. A unit of time; a second.
  2. A unit of angular measurement; a second.
  3. (music) A second, an interval of 1 (kleine Sekunde, minor second) or 2 (große Sekunde, major second) semitones.

Declension
Declension of Sekunde [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sekunde die Sekunden
genitive einer der Sekunde der Sekunden
dative einer der Sekunde den Sekunden
accusative eine die Sekunde die Sekunden

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Sekunde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Sekunde” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Sekunde” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Noun

Sekunde f

  1. plural of Sekund
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