secondhand

== English == === Alternative forms === second-hand, second hand, secondhanded, second-handed, 2ndhand === Etymology === From second +‎ hand. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌsɛk(ə)n(d)ˈhænd/, /ˈsɛk(ə)n(d)ˌhænd/ Rhymes: -ænd === Adjective === secondhand (not comparable) (of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another. Synonyms: used, (euphemistic) preloved, pre-owned, hand-me-down (of a dealer) Dealing in such merchandise. (figurative) Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand. (of cigarette or cigar smoke) Inhaled from the air near someone else smoking. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → German: secondhand → Romanian: second-hand → Russian: сѐконд-хе́нд (sèkond-xénd) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === secondhand (uncountable) Secondhand goods (especially clothes) collectively. === Adverb === secondhand (not comparable) In a used or previously-owned condition. Indirectly. ==== Translations ==== === See also === firsthand thirdhand vicarious == German == === Alternative forms === second-hand === Etymology === Borrowed from English secondhand. Compare Romanian second-hand and Russian сѐконд-хе́нд (sèkond-xénd). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌsɛkəntˈhɛ(ː)nt/, [ˌsɛ.kŋ̍tˈhɛnt], [-k(ə)nt-], [-ˈhɛːnt] === Adjective === secondhand (indeclinable, predicative only) secondhand, (usually more specifically) acquired at a second-hand shop Synonyms: gebraucht, aus zweiter Hand ==== Usage notes ==== Attributive use is possible in the form of nominal compounds, e.g. Secondhandkleidung (“secondhand clothes”), also spelt Secondhand-Kleidung or Second-Hand-Kleidung.