The English word for "second" is second, with the following meanings:

Pronunciation: English? [?sek?nd; s?k?nd], American? [?sek?nd; s?kɑ?nd]?

Expression: second; second (in size, quality, etc.); additionally; second(s); second (in race, class); additionally; secondary; second; instantly; second place; second-place; second-place; second-place; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded; seconded.

Lexical: Usually both can be used as adjectives in a sentence, as well as nouns and verbs.

Fixed collocation: Second Life?Second Life

Example sentence: For a few seconds nobody said anything.

For a few seconds nobody said anything.

Ordinal numbers can be abbreviated. The main abbreviated forms are:

1-10: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth

11-20: eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth

21-30: twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, tenth.