segons

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səˈɣons]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [seˈɣons]

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.

Related terms

• segons que

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.