seicont

Scots

Alternative forms
  • 2nt

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsikənt], [ˈsekənt]

Etymology 1

From Middle English secunde, from Old French second, from Latin secundus (“following, next in order”), from root of sequor (“I follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Adjective

seicont (not comparable)

  1. second
Derived terms
  • seicont-haundit (“second-hand”)

Noun

seicont (plural seiconts)

  1. the storey of a building immediately above the ground floor

Etymology 2

From Middle English secunde, from Old French seconde, from Medieval Latin secunda, short for secunda pars minuta (“second diminished part (of the hour)”).

Noun

seicont (plural seiconts)

  1. a second of time
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