Doilea

Doilea is a Romanian adjective meaning "the second" and is used to indicate order in a sequence. It appears in both spoken and written language to specify position, such as al doilea punct (the second point) or în al doilea rând (secondly).

As with other Romanian adjectives, doilea agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number. The masculine singular form is doilea, while feminine references typically use a feminine form such as a doua or cea de-a doua, depending on construction. The same principle applies to plural usage, with forms that align with the noun they describe. In phrases, doilea often functions as a determiner before a noun, but it can also occur in fixed expressions like al doilea rând.

Etymologically, doilea derives from Latin secundus, reflecting the shared Romance-language heritage of Romanian ordinal numerals. Cognates include Spanish segundo, French deuxième, and Italian secondo, illustrating parallel development of the concept across Romance languages.

Doilea is primarily a linguistic item, used to convey order rather than value, and it does not denote a specific entity on its own. In formal writing, it is common to pair doilea with the noun it modifies to make the sequence explicit, while more casual speech may adopt shorter forms in appropriate contexts.