segons

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan segon, from Latin secundum. Compare Spanish según.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [səˈɣons]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [seˈɣons]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Preposition

segons

  1. according to
    Segons la seva opinió, si.
    According to his opinion, yes.
    Les opinions varíen segons d'una persona o d'una altra.
    Opinions vary from person to person.
  2. in accordance with

Usage notes

  • segons takes jo rather than mi, except in Algherese.

Noun

segons

  1. plural of segon (“second”)
    Hi ha seixanta segons en un minut.
    There are sixty seconds in a minute.

Further reading

  • “segons” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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