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seco

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See also: SECO, séco, secó, and secò

Asturian

Verb

seco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of secar

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

seco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of secar

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish seco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseko/, [ˈse.ko]
  • Hyphenation: se‧co

Adjective

seco (feminine seca)

  1. dry
    Antonym: mojao

Galician

Etymology 1

Derived from Latin siccus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

seco (feminine seca, masculine plural secos, feminine plural secas)

  1. dry (free from or lacking moisture)
    Synonym: enxoito
    Antonym: húmido
  2. harsh
  3. skinny
  4. (of a staple food) alone, unaccompanied

Noun

seco m (plural secos)

  1. dry land

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

seco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of secar

Further reading

References

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Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sēcum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.ko/
  • Rhymes: -eko
  • Hyphenation: sé‧co

Preposition

seco

  1. (archaic, literary) with oneself; within oneself; among themselves
  2. (archaic, literary) with him; with her; with them

See also

Further reading

  • seco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Italic *sekaō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic сѣщи (sěšti, “to cut, hack, chop off”) and Old English saga (English saw).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    secō (present infinitive secāre, perfect active secuī, supine sectum); first conjugation

    1. to cut, cut off
      • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Exodus.29.17:
        Ipsum autem arietem secabis in frustra: lotaque intestina ejus ac pedes, pones super concissas carnes, et super caput illius.
        And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.
    2. to cleave, divide
      Synonyms: dīvidō, sēgregō, sēparō, sēcernō, dirimō, intersaepiō, distinguō, discrībō
      Antonyms: illigō, colligō, ligō, nectō, cōnectō
    3. (medicine) to operate, amputate, perform surgery
    4. to castrate
    5. (by extension) to wound, injure
      Synonyms: feriō, mulcō, sauciō, vulnerō, noceō, īnfestō, laedō
    6. (figuratively) to hurt with one's words

    Conjugation

       Conjugation of secō (first conjugation)
    More information indicative, singular ...

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Italo-Dalmatian:
      • Italian: secare (archaic), segare
      • Neapolitan: secare
      • Venetan: segar, siegar
    • Rhaeto-Romance:
    • Gallo-Italic:
      • Piedmontese: sié
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Ibero-Romance:
    • Borrowings:

    References

    • “seco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “seco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “seco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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    Lower Sorbian

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    seco

    1. third-person singular present of sec

    Portuguese

    Etymology 1

      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese seco, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

      Alternative forms

      • sêco (pre-reform spelling)
      • secco (pre-standardization spelling)

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

      seco (feminine seca, masculine plural secos, feminine plural secas, comparable, comparative mais seco, superlative o mais seco or sequíssimo, diminutive sequinho, augmentative secão)

      1. devoid of liquids; dry
        Antonyms: molhado, úmido, viscoso
      2. desiccated (of fruits and plants that have been desiccated)
        Synonyms: dissecado, ressecado
      3. withered
        Synonyms: murcho, ressequido
        Antonym: exuberante
      4. (figurative, of a person) insensible, apathetic, cold
        Synonyms: apático, frio, indiferente, insensível
        Antonyms: afável, extrovertido, sociável
      5. (of a person) slender, thin
        Synonyms: esguio, magro
        Antonyms: corpulento, gordo
      6. (of a person) impolite, rude
        Synonyms: malcriado, mal-educado, rude
        Antonyms: educado, cortês
      7. (of a place) arid, desertic
        Synonyms: árido, desértico
        Antonyms: chuvoso, úmido
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Pronunciation

      • Hyphenation: se‧co

      Verb

      seco

      1. first-person singular present indicative of secar

      Further reading

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      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈseko/ [ˈse.ko]
      • Rhymes: -eko
      • Syllabification: se‧co

      Etymology 1

      Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

      Adjective

      seco (feminine seca, masculine plural secos, feminine plural secas, superlative sequísimo)

      1. dry
        Antonyms: húmedo, mojado
      Derived terms
      Descendants

      Noun

      seco m (plural secos)

      1. (ropemaking) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
        • 1996, “Cuerdas y Sogas Artesanales, Elaboración y Trenzado con Fibras Vegetales” (15:36 from the start), in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:
          Un nuevo paso del seco por la cuerda, la dejará preparado para el plegado.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)

      Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      seco

      1. first-person singular present indicative of secar

      Further reading

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