secondare

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.konˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: se‧con‧dà‧re

Etymology 1

Formed from Latin secundus, or from Latin secundāre.

Verb

secondàre (first-person singular present secóndo, first-person singular past historic secondài, past participle secondàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to follow, to come behind
  2. (transitive, archaic, figurative) to follow, to understand (someone)
  3. (transitive, archaic, by extension) to accompany
  4. (intransitive, archaic) to come second [auxiliary avere]
  5. (intransitive, archaic) to yield, to consent, to give in [+ a (object) = to]
  6. (transitive) to accompany and guide, to foster (a movement)
  7. (transitive, figurative) to favor (e.g. a child)
  8. (transitive, figurative) to indulge (a whim, a desire, one's instincts, etc.)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From seconda (placenta) + -are.

Verb

secondàre (first-person singular present secóndo, first-person singular past historic secondài, past participle secondàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to discharge the afterbirth [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation

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