siguiente

Spanish

Etymology

From the old present participle of seguir. Corresponds to Latin sequentem, accusative singular of sequens ‎(“following”), the present active participle of sequor (“I follow”), from Proto-Italic *sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /siˈɡjente/, [siˈɣjẽn̪t̪e]
  • Hyphenation: si‧guien‧te

Adjective

siguiente (plural siguientes)

  1. following
  2. next
    Lo siguiente que puedo recordar es que salí corriendo.
    The next thing I can remember was running out.
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