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secundar
secondary /se.kunˈdar/
adjective#4676 most common
Also: minor, side (as in side effect)
Example sentences
Efectul este secundar.
The effect is secondary.
Acesta este un drum secundar.
This is a secondary road.
Școala are un rol secundar în această poveste.
The school has a secondary role in this story.
Personajul secundar a adus mult umor filmului.
The secondary character brought a lot of humor to the film.
Efectele secundare ale medicamentului au fost minore.
The side effects of the medication were minor.
În ciuda importanței sale, subiectul a rămas secundar în dezbaterea publică.
Despite its importance, the subject remained secondary in the public debate.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | secundar (m) / secundară (f) | secundari (m) / secundare (f) |
| Genitive | secundar (m) / secundare (f) | secundari (m) / secundare (f) |
| Accusative | secundar (m) / secundară (f) | secundari (m) / secundare (f) |
| Vocative | secundar (m) / secundară (f) | secundari (m) / secundare (f) |
Word family
secundăsecond (unit of time)
secundsecond-in-command; deputy
secundantsecond (witness in a duel or contest)
a secundato back someone up, to support
Etymology
Secundar comes from Latin secundarius, an adjective built on secundus, meaning "following" or "second." Secundus itself derives from the verb sequi, "to follow." Romanian likely absorbed the modern form through French secondaire, part of a wave of Latinate and French vocabulary that reshaped Romanian in the 19th century.
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