ikinci

İkinci is a Turkish adjective and ordinal numeral meaning "second," used to indicate the position of something within a sequence or ranking. It denotes what comes after the first item (birinci) and before the third (üçüncü). In Turkish grammar, ikinci typically precedes a noun to modify it or can appear as a standalone pronoun in certain forms, such as ikincisi meaning “the second one.”

Formation and usage details: İkinci is formed from the numeral iki (two) plus the ordinal suffix -inci, with standard Turkish orthography. It is capitalized when part of a proper name or a title, as in İkinci Dünya Savaşı (Second World War). In everyday language it is used in phrases like ikinci kez (the second time) and ikinci el (second-hand). When referring to a second item in a definite set, Turkish often uses ikinci with the definite article formed by the noun, as in ikinci kitabı (the second book).

Grammatical notes: İkinci functions as an adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. It can also take the suffixes available to adjectives, and the form ikincisi can mean “the second one” when used as a pronoun in reference to a previously mentioned item.

See also: Turkish ordinal numbers; birinci; üçüncü; ikinci el; İkinci Dünya Savaşı.