døzjɛm
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Translation
second
Word origin
Formed from deux ('two') plus the ordinal suffix -ième. Deux descends from Latin duos, the accusative of duo ('two'), whose Indo-European root also gives English two, dual and duo.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- duo
- English cognates
- dual, duo
Grammar
Masc pluraldeuxièmes
Examples
.
My office is on the second floor.
C' .
This is the second time I am asking you.
concours.
She came second in the competition.
.
The second half of the film is much better than the first.
essai, .
On the second attempt, he finally passed his exam.
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